DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

T&J Constructions was awarded the Dillon’s Highway formation and sheeting contract by DPTI.

This project involved, extraction, storage and carting water for construction purposes from turkey nest dam which T&J constructed and installed liners.

KEY CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES

  • Location and protection of all existing services from construction damage within the maintenance activity zone;
  • Formation works of 15km of roadway which also included creating table drains and shaping of the existing road formation to meet the DPTI specification
  • Shape the existing road formation and floodways
  • Precondition raised pavement material stacked at Nappa Merrie pit which is located on the Aventura way utilising a Pugmill;
  • Load and haul preconditioned pavement material utilising road train side tippers.
  • Grade the preconditioned pavement material to the preferred cross section and compact to 98% modified while ensuring the correct pavement thickness.

LOCATION

Innamincka, SA

CONTRACT VALUE

$1,400,000.00

CONSTRUCTION PERIOD

May 2020 – August 2020

CLIENT

Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure DPTI