Western Roads Upgrade – Project 8 Duncans Road
Construction for new bridges at the Project 8 site was constrained by existing road embankments and major underground pipelines. EDG developed a temporary retaining wall and batter designs that minimised impact to the existing infrastructure and allowed unconstrained construction of the permanent works.
Auckland Hill Slope Risk Assessment, Gladstone
Auckland Hill is a council reserve located on the south-east entrance to Gladstone Harbour. The slopes of Auckland Hill, which have a history of instability, fall to parklands and public space below. EDG undertook a slope stability risk assessment of this area. Following on site hazard identification and characterisation, the calculation of risk requires an […]
Slope Risk Assessments
EDG regularly provides slope risk assessment services for the TMR Queensland road network. We have carried out assessments across Queensland. Including the Warrego Highway at Marburg and Toowoomba, within Lamington National Park, Cunningham’s Highway, Burnett Highway, Mount Tambourine, Boonah-Rathdowny Road, Paluma Range National Park and on Sarina Range. We have four fully accredited RMS slope […]
Gateway Upgrade North
Lendlease Engineering is delivering the Gateway Upgrade North project between Nudgee and Deagon. EDG Consulting is assisting Lendlease by providing temporary works design and geotechnical engineering services during construction. We have completed design works for over 60 temporary works packages for the project, including: Excavation and excavation support Crane and piling rigs working platforms Slope […]
Cape Conran Boat Ramp and Jetty Upgrade
EDG provided geotechnical investigation, ground characterisation and concept pile design advice for the upgrade of the existing boat ramp and jetty at Cape Conran. We assisted the client in scoping the investigation and geophysical survey, then performed the geotechnical fieldwork and mapping.
Eungella Range
EDG was engaged to provide construction phase services for the installation of soil nails on a section of the Eungella Range, west of Mackay, where indications of instability had been observed. EDG staff were on site to observe soil nail construction including logging, soil nail testing, QA/QC records, ground model interpretation and liaison with the […]
Cooroy to Curra – Section C Project
Cooroy to Curra – Section C Tender Stage Excavatability and GeoMaterial Re-use Assessment EDG assisted Leighton Contractors with their successful tender for the construct only Cooroy to Curra – Section C project. Geotechnical assessments relating to excavatability and geomaterial re-use were carried out, providing information to feed into the project mass haul. The major ‘contractor […]
Lions Head Park Slope Stabilisation
SRG Limited has recently completed slope stabilisation works at Lions Head Park on the Gold Coast on behalf of Gold Coast City Council. Stabilisation of the 500m long and up to 40m high face included devegetation and scaling of loose blocks, installation of rock dowels, soil nails, 170m of rock fall barrier and rock fall […]
Tallebudgera Creek Walking Track Landslide
The Tallebudgera Creek walking track is located within the Tallebudgera Creek Conservation Park, in Burleigh Heads QLD. EDG undertook a slope stability risk assessment of this area, following the reactivation of a small landslide during heavy rainfall. EDG worked to understand the slope instability risks posed to users of the walking track, as well as […]
Currumbin Pedestrian Bridge
On behalf of Gold Coast City Council, iCubed Consulting carried out detailed design for a new pedestrian and bikeway bridge to replace an existing timber structure. The new bridge was constructed over Flat Rock Creek within Kropp Park, Currumbin. EDG were engaged by iCubed to carry out a detailed piled foundation design to support the […]