| BACKGROUND |
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| This is one of Queensland's highest priority road projects. It is designed to meet strategic transport needs of the Gympie Region into the future. The project involves a 61 km upgrade and realignment of the Bruce Highway, including a bypass of Gympie. |
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| WHAT WE DID |
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| Preliminary geotechnical investigation of the Bruce Highway Upgrade (Cooroy to Curra) Bridge over the Mary River & Cuttings & Cooroy southern interchange. |
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| Client | Queensland Government (Dept of Transport and Main Roads) |
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| Duration | The drilling works were undertaken over a period of two months. |
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| Location | Boreholes were completed along the proposed route, within restricted urban roadways. |
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| Drilling | Technical Facilitation |
| • | Mary River Bridge to a depth of 30m |
| • | Cut Holes to 15m |
| • | Cooroy Southern Interchange Bridge 30m |
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| OUTCOME |
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| "The Schneider staff did an excellent job, retrieving some very good core samples. There were many occasions where they were particularly efficient, executing the work much faster than we anticipated." |
| Brad Woodgate | Queensland Government (Dept of Transport and Main Roads)Principal Engineering Officer (Investigations - SEQ) | Geotechnical |
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