A. With considerations to minimise disruptions, Council has been working closely with the Contractor to develop a draft work program. 

Anticipated planned work forecast, site conditions and weather permitting:

• Late Feb to Mid Apr: Captain Cook Drive, starting at Air Sea Rescue Park and finishing about 150m from boat ramp
• March to June: Pump station works
• Mid-April to June: Captain Cook Drive road rectification and sealing  

Saturday Works: Saturday 5 April to Saturday 26 April, from 7am to 3pm

• Council’s Contractor will continue Saturday works throughout April to continue finalisation of civil works, continue the good progress being made and mitigate any rain delays to ensure the Sewer Rising main is installed within the scheduled timeframe for works.  
• During construction works, there will be on-site traffic control in line with the existing single lane traffic used in other stages of the project.
• Throughout the day, there may be periods of disruption for residents accessing or exiting their properties, as well as for traffic along Captain Cook Drive, however this will be minimised.

The above dates are a guide. Due to the nature of construction projects and unforeseen delays, works and timeframes may vary.

A. New alignment of the sewer rising main will prevent risks of uncontrolled sewer release to the immediate environment, supporting objectives of Council’s Our Coast Our Future Coastal Hazard Adaption Strategy to ensure appropriate adaptation responses to help avoid, mitigate, and manage the risk of coastal hazards.

A. To date, there has been considerable time and effort on design and preliminary project requirements undertaken in preparation for these works.

Council has been working with the Contractor to develop a draft work program to minimise community disruptions where possible.

A. This work is extremely critical to provide an efficient sewer network infrastructure capable of servicing the community and visitors to the region for years to come.

The existing pipeline, if not realigned and replaced, could pose potential public safety hazards and environmental damage. If not replaced, in the event of further coastal erosion, deteriorating pipework could fail, increase remediation costs, potentially lead to lengthy, unplanned sewer network outages and possibly result in uncontrolled sewage discharge to the immediate environment.

A. The Seventeen Seventy Sewer Rising Main Replacement project is funded by the Queensland Government’s QCoast2100 program and Gladstone Regional Council. 

Council was one of 10 Queensland coastal councils successful in receiving the Queensland Government’s QCoast2100 funding to assist relocation of critical infrastructure. 

This allows infrastructure improvement for our region with the work to be supported by external funding, instead of being solely dependent on ratepayer dollars.

Funding eligibility requires Council to adhere to strict deadlines for completion of the works.

A. When scheduling project works across our region, strong consideration is given to project timeframes and efforts to minimise impacts on tourism.

While it would be ideal if works could be scheduled to avoid busy tourism times, in this circumstance, extensive works are required for this project and unavoidably this work will take considerable time to complete.

This project involves improvements to nearly half of the existing sewer rising main pipeline along Captain Cook Drive with replacement/realignment work forecast to take about seven to eight months from start to finish, site conditions and weather permitting.

Funding eligibility requires Council to adhere to strict deadlines for completion of the works.

A. Council has been working closely with the Contractor for these works and has taken on board feedback from nearby business operators to establish a draft work program aimed to minimise disruptions where practical.

To further minimise disruptions, works are being carried out in stages, section-by-section. Within the staged work area, during the construction period, there will be some disruption throughout the day.

This project has progressed to a stage where some weekend work is now required.

Saturday Works: Saturday 5 April to Saturday 26 April, from 7am to 3pm

• Council’s Contractor will continue Saturday works throughout April to continue finalisation of civil works, continue the good progress being made and mitigate any rain delays to ensure the Sewer Rising main is installed within the scheduled timeframe for works.  
• During construction works, there will be on-site traffic control in line with the existing single lane traffic used in other stages of the project.
• Throughout the day, there may be periods of disruption for residents accessing or exiting their properties, as well as for traffic along Captain Cook Drive, however this will be minimised.

The above dates are a guide. Due to the nature of construction projects and unforeseen delays, works and timeframes may vary.