BACKGROUND
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.
WHAT WE DID
Preliminary geotechnical investigation of the Bruce Highway Upgrade (Cooroy to Curra) Bridge over the Mary River & Cuttings & Cooroy southern interchange.
Client
Queensland Government – (Dept of Transport and Main Roads)
Duration
The drilling works were undertaken over a period of two months.
Location
Boreholes were completed along the proposed route, within restricted urban roadways.
Drilling
Technical Facilitation
• Mary River Bridge to a depth of 30m
• Cut Holes to 15m
• Cooroy Southern Interchange Bridge 30m
OUTCOME
“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
