Mackay Regional Council | Forbes Road Causeway Replacement

Client: Mackay Regional Council

Mackay Regional Council | Forbes Road Causeway Replacement

The scope of works was to replace the existing causeway and fishway at O’Connell River on Forbes Road, Bloomsbury. Pentacon installed a new higher-level causeway including a new fishway.

Project Scope of Works

• Establishment of Site Access, Site Facilities and Traffic Management Controls

• Survey set out;

• Location and protection of existing services;

• Provision for traffic and liaison with residents;

• Quality control and compliance testing of the Works;

• Clearing and grubbing works;

• Implementation of ESCP and dewatering & temporary diversion bypass

• Bulk Earthworks;

• Subsoil and pavement drainage Works;

• Structural concrete works;

• Revegetation works/ hydro-mulching of disturbed areas;

• Supply and installation of road furniture/signage;

• Construction of stormwater structures and protective treatments;

• Construction of fishway;

• Construction of bitumen/aggregate pavement-sealing works;

• Restoration of all disturbed areas

Special Features

• The O’Connell River is a permanently flowing river. Dewatering / diversion / staging of the construction was required to accommodate flows.

• The construction of the fishway was overseen by a suitably qualified third-party person, with reports prepared for submission to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DEF), as per condition 10 of the SARA decision notice.

• Cultural heritage monitoring required and was completed by YUWI