Scenic Rim Regional Council was impacted by Ex Tropical Cyclone Debbie, a one-in-500-year flood event on 30 March 2017. The impact to Council’s infrastructure included damage to half of Council’s road network, including three quarters of the region’s gravel roads. The restoration works totalled approximately $50 million and a further $10 million was secured from Betterment funding including two additional bridge replacements, floodway reconstructions and extensive foamed bitumen pavement stabilisation.

Four timber bridges and nine concrete floodways sustained extensive damage requiring replacement. Four major slip sites required engineered remediation, more than 500,000 tonnes of gravel placed on 643km of the unsealed road network and 110,00m2 of sealed pavement was restored.

Redfrost project managed the full infrastructure recovery including initial damage assessment, submission preparation and Emergency Works. During the Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets phase this included design management, tender preparation and review, cost management, contract administration, construction management, reporting and claims to the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.