Construction of Bridges over Sydney Catchment Authority Canal

 
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Principal Contractor: Western Earthmoving Pty Ltd

Client: Stockland/Willowdale

Contract Type: Subcontract Purchase Order

Approximate Value: $2.4 million

Completion Date: October 2016 

 
 
 

Details: The Precinct 7 and Precinct 9 Bridges are the connecting over-water road and pedestrian structures over the Sydney Catchment Authority Canals on Willowdale Drive within the Willowdale Estate at East Leppington NSW. The Precinct 7 and Precinct 9 bridges are 29m and 30m in length respectively. Both bridges allow 1-lane 2-way traffic with separate shared paths on both upstream and downstream sides of the bridge deck edges. The bridges are of B3 technical complexity, grade-2 high-risk work, undertaken with a high level of construction vibration monitoring.

 
 
 

Technical Considerations:

  • Working over Sydney Catchment

  • Authority Heritage Listed Canals

  • Sensitive Construction Vibration Monitoring, Maximum Allowed Deflections of ±2mm

  • Environmental Strategy in Construction

  • Complex Environmental Risk Management

 
 
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This contract required construction over and alongside the Sydney Catchment Authority heritage service structures. As New South Wales state-heritage listed items, a stringent 2mm deflection of canal walls were imposed during the construction of the bridge structure by the governing authority. With experience in construction of works around sensitive services and structures, Bridgeworks completed the two bridges within time and specifications with no breaches in safety or environmental regulations. As a main artery of Sydney’s water supply, the construction also required stringent construction waste and construction waste management methodologies. To approach this Bridgeworks created prefabricated and fully sealed work areas when working over the canal. All jointing between Super-T beams were tested with water prior to the deck concrete pour to ensure there were no gaps for concrete spill thought to the underlying waterway.