Construction Features
Port Facility
- Five new shipping berths and container storage
- 1850m wharf frontage
- Reclamation of approximately 60ha of land requiring 7.8 million cubic metres
- Concrete counterfort solution to create the wall of the new port
- 200 precast counterfort units weighing 620tn each will be assembled on site
- Precast yard producing one counterfort unit per day
- 270,000 tonne of revetment and scour protection rock for placement around the counterforts
- Rear crane rail founded on 300 bored piles of 1500 diameter
- Inter-terminal road rail corridor.
Other Works
- Upgrade and restoration of Foreshore Beach
- Two new lookouts at the eastern and western ends of Foreshore Beach including a bird lookout at the western end
- A new boat ramp with four lanes, pontoons, parking and public amenities
- A new pedestrian bridge over Foreshore Road linking Sir Joseph Banks Park with Foreshore Beach
- Improvement of the habitat for shore birds, providing a superior ecological area
- Penrhyn Estuary environmental enhancement works
- A pedestrian/cycleway with rest areas
- A dedicated road link from the new terminal directly to the heavy truck route on Foreshore Road, via a six span bridge
- A grade separation on Penrhyn Road to provide a safer and more efficient operational environment by separating truck and rail movements.
Project Overview