SUBJECT:
Global Road
Technology
(GRT) was part
of a key group
of companies
who celebrated
the launch of
Australia’s
largest
aviation
construction
project – the
new parallel
runway (NPR) at
Brisbane
Airport. This
new runway is
seen as a key
piece of
infrastructure
that will
enable the
continued
economic growth
of Brisbane and
the wider
surrounding
region by
enabling
Brisbane
Airport to
increase its
capacity. GRT
was engaged to
work on this
project due to
its expertise
in supplying
soil
stabilisation
techniques to
minimise
airborne dust
and site
erosion to
mitigate any
impact on the
operational
airport as well
as minimising
the
environmental
impact of this
large and
strategic
project.
Leading
Australian
civil and
mining services
and technology
firm Global
Road Technology
(GRT) was part
of a consortia
of leading
infrastructure
providers who
celebrated the
formal launch
of
Australia’s
largest
aviation
construction
project – the
new parallel
runway (NPR) at
Brisbane
Airport.
Commencing
work in 2012
and taking
eight years to
complete this
new addition to
Brisbane
Airport means
that Brisbane
will have the
best runway
system in
Australia, able
to cater for a
doubling in its
current
capacity. 1
million cubic
metres of sand
from Moreton
Bay was pumped
through a
4.5-kilometre
pipeline for
the purpose of
expanding the
footprint of
the site. GRT
applied its
expertise in
soil
stabilisation
to prevent dust
generation and
minimise the
environmental
impact from the
construction
works for the
project that is
expected to
create 7,500
new jobs and
contribute $5
billion to the
local economy
from its
economic
impact.
For
GRT General
Manager, Daniel
Grundy, the
size and scope
of the NPR
project along
with the
proximity of
the site to a
major urban
area allowed
the firm to
showcase the
efficacy of its
products and
expertise in
providing best
practice soil
stabilisation
solutions.This
project was
highly
rewarding for
GRT due to its
size and scope
providing us
the ability to
showcase the
scalability of
our soil
stabilisation
expertise,
specifically
our GRT:
Enviro-Binder
and its
efficacy in
preventing the
sand becoming
airborne dust
with the
potential of
seriously
impacting on
the operations
of the existing
airport,
Mr
Grundy said.
The
fact that the
runway is built
on a
360-hectare
reclaimed site
made our
contribution of
critical
importance as
we assisted in
allowing the
project to
continue
smoothly
without
airborne dust
impacting on
the safety of
planes landing
and taking off
from; by
keeping the
site locked
down and the
surface
stabilised it
meant that dust
and other
airborne
materials –
often call
foreign object
debris or FOD
– didn’t
cause
visibility
hazards for
aircraft or
physical damage
to plane
engines.
Obviously, it
also prevents
rain events
carrying
sediment-laden
water into
Moreton Bay
and as a firm
we are proud to
have played our
part in a
project that
will assist in
the economic
development of
the region,
with the
culmination of
the 15-year
project
hopefully
contributing to
the economy’s
recovery
following the
COVID-19
pandemic.
GRT
was part of a
veritable army
of workers
brought on to
complete the
$1.1 billion
3.3 kilometre
runway that
engaged three
hundred and
twenty-four
different
subcontractors,
working 3.3
million
man-hours to
finalise the
project that
came in over
$200 million
under-budget.
The
high-quality
asphalt that
was fully-laid
by December
2019 for the
new runway
requires 120
kilometres of
runway and
taxiway
markings, as
well as
navigational
aids, control
tower systems
and ground
lighting.
As
a world-leader
in the
development of
infrastructure
and process
solutions for
the mining,
civil and
agricultural
sectors, GRT
was engaged for
this project
due to its
experience in
working across
various soil
types.
According
to Daniel
Grundy, this
experience in
utilising GRT
products to
reduce erosion
developed from
years of
experience
working across
multiple
terrains and
climates was
required for
this
project.
said Mr
Grundy.
Our
products and
soil-management
strategies are
designed to
reduce the
impact of
erosion on
operations, the
environment,
and people for
the purpose of
increasing site
safety and the
viability of
projects on
multiple types
of terrain,Due
to its nature
of being built
on reclaimed
land, the
project
presented a
unique
challenge for
everyone
involved.
Whilst we have
worked on
bigger sites,
this is right
up there! We
estimate that
up to 2 million
square metres
of sand were
managed with
GRT:
Enviro-Binder
across the life
of the project
– that’s
why we are so
pleased with
the result and
to have played
our part in
delivering a
piece of
infrastructure
that will have
a positive
impact for
generations of
Queenslanders
and
Australians.