Maroon Dam Upgrade Project
Client: Fulton Hogan
Project Value: $2M
Date Completed: Ongoing
AE Group have been engaged by Fulton Hogan to provide plant and equipment to undertake the construction of new weighting berm downstream of the existing Maroon Dam as part of the upgrade to SEQ Water assets. The Maroon Dam Upgrade project is required to improve flood security and address a number of dam safety concerns.
Maroon Dam is an earth and rock filled embankment dam constructed over the periods 1969 to 1974. It is located on Burnett Creek, approximately 15-20 km south of Boonah off Boonah–Rathdowney Road, in South East Queensland.
Project Elements include:
- Stabilise upstream embankment with 30m wide weighting berm downstream and associated drainage;
- Excavate the spillway channel to improve discharge to Burnett Creek and generate suitable material for weighting berm;
- Assist in the co-ordination of dam instrumentation relocation and existing services.
- 32,826 m2 Clearing and Grubbing
- 71,543 m2 Topsoil stripping and replacement
- 195,000 m3 Excavation for Spillway
- 158,000 m3 Berm Embankment
Construction Fleet consists of:
- D9T Dozer
- PC850 Excavator
- 3 x HD465 50T Rear Dumps
- CAT 16H Grader
- CAT 825H Compactor
- Watercart (16kl)
- Service Vehicle