OVERVIEW

Beech Street Pedestrian Bridge project is to deliver a pedestrian/ cycle bridge over Cedar Creek near Beech Street and Persimmon Street in Ferny Gove.

PROJECT SCOPE

• On grade construction of a 2.5 & 3.0m wide shared concrete pathways, providing linkage from Upper Kedron Rd to Beech St cul-de-sac
• Construction of a 20 m long, single spanned & pre-stressed concrete bridge across Cedar Creek
• Significant earthworks within a densely treed site for the construction of raised walkway embankments required for the construction of new footpath pavements
• D&C construction of insitu concrete 800mm dia. bored pier bridge foundations. Foundations designed to 100yr service life
• Procurement, heavy cranage and erection of 20T prestressed bridge deck units
• Ongoing waterway quality management and infield testing of Cedar Creek
• Native landscaping and site embellishments

KEY CHALLENGES
AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Working within a sensitive (quiet) residential estate
  environment
• Difficult terrain insofar as access for heavy plant & bridge components
• Heavy construction methods safely completed within a densely treed site
• Working within a sensitive environmental zone insofar as the flowing Cedar Creek passing through the middle of the work site