Scenic Rim Regional Council is significantly affected by regular flood events and this can have a severe impact on the large number of timber bridges in the region. Redfrost have managed the preparation of successful grant submissions under Round 4 and 5 of the Bridge Renewal Programs, the design and construction for two bridges under Round 4 and two in Round 5 and the design of another two in Round 5. Redfrost also successfully project managed the design and construction of the replacement of 8 timber bridges with concrete bridges under Round 3.

Project management included preparation of Development Applications for 2 bridges, land acquisition negotiations, utilities relocations, design management, construction management and program reporting and claims. Significant project challenges included changes to the bridge code in 2017 for flood loading provisions, encountering extremely hard rock requiring an imported drill head and increased bridge lengths to meet a change in the interpretation of the Fisheries requirements. Our team was successful in securing additional funding from the Australian Government through the Bridges Renewal Program due to these changes.

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