Civil Construction

Yandin Wind Farm substation earthworks

Over 70,000m3 of imported fill and 36,000m2 of subgrade preparation on a waterlogged site inside the Iluka mining lease.

Client
Yandin Wind Farm
Capability
Civil Construction
Location
Yandin WA
Completed
November 2019

The site is located within the Iluka mining lease and was being utilised as farmland. Initially the site was covered with thick grazing pasture over a sandy surface, with much of the site inundated following a relatively wet winter. The site sloped gently down in a general westerly direction with a surface level difference of about 2m across the site. The winter groundwater level was at surface level.

Scope included

  • Site clearing
  • Facilitate the importing of over 70,000m3 of fill
  • Subgrade preparation of over 36,000m2
  • Excavate and shape swale drains and batters
  • Rock pitch batter protection
  • Install reinforced concrete box culverts
  • Over 9000m2 of bituminous surfacing
  • Full road construction
  • Traffic control associated with works

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