Overview
Explore the strategic approaches to risk management in this award-winning construction project through complexity, staging and temporary work design.
The Rookwood Weir project, delivered by Sunwater, GHD, ACCIONA and McCosker Contracting, is a 16.2m high and 350m long mass concrete weir located on the Fitzroy River in Central Queensland. The design and construction of Rookwood Weir was a highly complex build; its location brought significant and challenging risks both during construction and on completion. The project was constructed on the Fitzroy River, which is the second-largest seaward catchment in Australia at 136,000 km²—an area the same size as England.
This session will explore the extensive risk management plans through considered staging, temporary work design, construction methods, and robust design outcomes. The speakers will identify learnings and how methods were optimised to improve environmental outcomes, safety, quality, time, cost, and risk mitigation strategies.
This session is relevant to construction engineers of all levels, particularly those focused on risk management and complex projects, and forms part of the Construction series of CPD. This project won the prestigious 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award, highlighting Australia’s best construction projects. For more information, visit the Australian Construction Achievement Awards website.
Learning outcomes
In this presentation, you will learn:
- the key challenges presented in ensuring the stability and integrity of complex projects whilst minimizing environmental impact
- how diversion strategies impacted the design and construction to safeguard against catastrophic failure
- insights into risk management through ground improvement, spillways and concrete structures.