Bulloo Stormwater Drainage
Client: Bulloo Shire Council
Location: Thargomindah, QLD
Services: Civil Construction
August – November 2024
Bulloo Stormwater Drainage
Everest Civil was engaged to deliver the installation of a new underground stormwater drainage system through the township of Thargomindah, including bulk and detailed earthworks for the construction of open drainage channels throughout the area. The works formed part of a broader effort to strengthen local infrastructure and improve stormwater management, ensuring more efficient water flow and greater resilience during heavy rainfall events.
SCOPE
- Installation of approximately 363 Lm of new underground stormwater drainage within Thargomindah
- Planning, design, and implementation of temporary traffic management arrangements, including all administration
- Implementation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control devices across the work site
- Trench excavation and supply of all associated materials
- Bedding, jointing, haunching, overlay, and backfill of pipe installations
- Supply and installation of six precast kerb entry units (KEUs) with cast-in-situ and/or precast bases
- Supply and installation of one IPWEA Type 1 field inlet pit
- Construction of four cast-in-situ headwall structures with outlet scour protection
- Bulk earthworks to open channel drains MC300 and MC301 east of Eccles Street
EXECUTION
The works delivered a fully operational underground stormwater drainage system comprising approximately 363 lineal metres of new pipe infrastructure across multiple diameters and classifications, installed in accordance with the specified trench configurations. Deliverables included all completed pipe bedding, jointing, haunching, and backfill works; six kerb entry units; one field inlet pit; and four cast-in-situ headwall structures with associated scour protection. Bulk earthworks to open channel drains MC300 and MC301 east of Eccles Street were completed, and all temporary traffic management and erosion and sediment control measures were fully implemented and demobilised. All works were handed over in a compliant, functional, and site-clean condition.
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