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Duckpond Road – Flood Resilience Upgrade

BRC Duckpond Road Flood Resilience and Culvert Upgrade (2024)

Scope of Work

  • Complete establishment and disestablishment of site infrastructure, including facilities, security fencing, and site services (water, power, communications).
  • Mobilization of all labour, plant, equipment, and materials required to deliver the project in accordance with contractual specifications.
  • Surveying, set-out, and implementation of site-specific inductions and access protocols.
  • Installation of extensive environmental controls, including erosion and sediment control, and management of works in an amber category fish passage waterway.
  • Safe protection of adjacent Council and third-party infrastructure, with prompt reinstatement of impacted services or roads to a like-for-like or improved condition.
  • Implementation of temporary traffic control measures to maintain public safety and access.
  • Removal and lawful disposal of the existing concrete causeway, with materials transported offsite to Council-designated facilities.
  • Supply and installation of new culverts, complete with wingwalls, apron areas, stream baffles, and all associated structural elements.
  • Construction of concrete batter protection and concrete roadway.
  • Roadworks including excavation, pavement construction, placement of unbound materials, signage, vehicle barriers, road surfacing, and final line marking.
  • Cultural heritage considerations and species management, as required under the project’s environmental and statutory obligations.

Notable Aspects

The $3 million Duckpond Road Flood Resilience Upgrade project addresses flood-prone areas along Duckpond Road, a vital connector between Gin Gin Mt Perry Road and the Bruce Highway. The project focuses on improving flood resilience and enhancing rural and residential access through key infrastructure upgrades.

Key improvements include the installation of new precast concrete culverts and the realignment/widening of the road to 8.6 meters across the Gin Gin Creek crossing. The project is partially funded by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) and has been delivered in accordance with strict development approval and environmental requirements for Bundaberg Regional Council.

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