Burns Beach Shared Path Construction

Scope of Work:

The scope of the project was to build a new dual use path between Burns Beach Estate and Mindarie totaling nearly 10,000sqm. The scope of the project included:

• Clearing Vegetation
• Topsoil Stripping
• Bulk earthworks (20,000m3) through sand dunes
• Limestone Subbase
• Asphalt Pavement
• Kerbing
• Hardscaped Finished such as park benches.
• Final landscaping including coir matting, topsoil and mulch re-spreading.

Special Features of Project:



The unique part of this project was the limited access to the site. The future path site has no access from either end yet and before any work could commence over 1km of access tracks suitable for trucks needed to be constructed. The next challenge was conducting bulk earthworks involving deeps cuts and fills in dune sand through a narrow dual use path corridor. WCP managed cut to fill using 639 scrapers at reduced productions. Temporary turning and passing areas were established and managed carefully with site management plans. Access for asphalt laying required trucks to reverse large distance to be able to tip into paver. WCP worked with the client to alter the design to a thicker subbase for suitable constructability for laying asphalt on steep grades.

Further to the access requirements WCP had to work with Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) to carefully manage clearing within the Bush Forever Site 322. The site also intersected the Mindarie Waugal, a registered Aboriginal Heritage Area. Consultation was conducted with the Traditional Owners and an onsite heritage spotter for allocated to the project for the duration of bulk earthworks.