Brampton Island Jetty Cyclone Repairs 2010

Recently PMG was called upon by Qld Transport to undertake repairs to the Brampton Island jetty which had been damaged by Cyclone Ului which passed through the Whitsunday Islands in March 2010. The cyclone had washed away the earthworks and armour rock protection supporting the jetty abutment and had underscored the disused concrete barge ramp situated alongside.

Damage to the jetty itself was limited to that caused as a direct result of erosion to the earthworks. The lack of damage sustained to the jetty structure itself was an indication of the quality work carried out by Pacific Marine Group when the jetty was refurbished in 2008.

The repair works entailed the following:
• Demolition of the old concrete barge ramp,
• Barge in approximately 1500tonnes of fill and armour rock material
• Place and compact the fill and armour rock to reinstate the eroded earthworks
• Form up and pour a new 50mpa concrete abutment
• Reinstate the timber jetty span and repair the damaged aluminium balustrade.
• Form up and pour a new concrete slab adjoining the jetty approach
• Replace the aluminium balustrade panels to the approach slab.

PMG put a small team together who had the works completed in four weeks during June 2010. The use on site of the crane barge "Sheerlegs" and the support provided by the "AR Ford" and the barge "D10" were crucial to the successful completion of the project.