Maintaining an extensive rail network, BHP Iron Ore maintains a sizeable fleet of 178 Electro Motive Diesel locomotives. For their 10-year maintenance, access to the underside of the locomotive is needed.
Austral constructed the foundations for the facility that lifts locomotives to allow their underside inspections and maintenance.
The safe and timely demolition of the existing infrastructure where the footing of the 200t crane and jacks were to be constructed
Survey control and set out of works in accordance with the lines, design levels, and grid references requested
The construction of earthworks for traffic and drainage
The excavation and earthworks needed to meet the levels and dimension outlined in the project drawings
The construction of the designed structure to the specifications outlined by the client
Surface finishing of concrete, disposal of excavated materials and clean up