Helidon to Calvert utilities investigations – Forest Hill and Laidley
Regionerate Rail has been engaged by ARTC Inland Rail to undertake construction for the Gowrie to Kagaru projects, commencing utilities investigations in late April 2023 in the Forest Hill and Laidley areas.
Work being done
Regionerate Rail will undertake utilities investigations in the Forest Hill, and Laidley areas (see map overleaf) from early April 2023 for a period of three months.
Investigation findings will inform ongoing design refinements for the Gowrie to Kagaru section of Inland Rail.
What are utility investigations?
- Utilities investigations identify and locate underground utilities to determine how they interface with the proposed rail alignment.
- The ground penetrating radar determines the existence and horizontal position of utilities.
- Vacuum excavation is the most accurate form of underground utility location and involves exposing the subsurface utility to determine the length and depth of the infrastructure.
What can I expect?
- Potential temporary footpath, verge and lane closures in traffic-controlled areas with minimal disruption.
- Potential high noise activity when cutting pavements or using vacuum trucks.
- Work occurring generally in road reserves or utility easements.
- Traffic management will be in place to minimise disruption.
- Technicians on-site operating survey equipment.
Machinery used
- Ground penetrating radar survey equipment.
- Vacuum truck.
How we’re managing impacts
- For the safety of our workers and the public, minor traffic control measures will be in place in locations where work is adjacent to live traffic. This will see temporary reductions in speed limits through use of on the ground traffic control and signage and footpath, verge and lane closures.
- High noise activities will occur be between 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Contact
Phone: 1800 732 761
Email: inlandrailqld@artc.com.au
Post: Inland Rail, GPO Box 2462, Brisbane QLD 4001
