In February 2015, Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia crossed the Queensland coast north of Yeppoon in Central Queensland, causing extensive damage to infrastructure throughout the community. The most severe damage caused to Council’s infrastructure was the undermining of the coastal Scenic Highway at Statue Bay and the concurrent failure of the steep escarpment above the road.
The $25M reconstruction of the road and cliff-face stabilisation has been the most challenging infrastructure project ever undertaken by the Livingstone Shire Council, and has involved:
- construction of a mechanically stabilised embankment with ocean protection wall;
- reconstruction of the road;
- stabilisation of the cliff-face with 15m long soil nails and shotcrete surfacing; and
the acquisition of volumetric easements within adjacent properties to encompass the ~1,500 soil nails (~19.6 km).
Location | Yeppoon |
Client | Livingstone Shire Council |
Sector | Local Government |
Expertise | Project and Construction Management |
| Contract Lead | Chris White |
Project Duration | Feb 2015 – 2017 |
Completed
Status
$25M approx
Project Value
