Project Name

Pacific Motorway (M1) Palm Beach to Tugun

Est Completion

June 2025

Client

Address

Pacific Motorway (M1) Nineteenth Avenue Overpass and the Tugun interchange

Scope of works

  • Rock Bolts
  • Soil Nails
  • Temp Sheet Pile Installation

Commenced Oct 2023, expected completion June 2025.

The Pacific Motorway (M1) between Palm Beach and Tugun (Package C) is the third and final section of the M1 Pacific Motorway Varsity Lakes to Tugun (VL2T) upgrade.

Package C involves the widening of a 5km section of the motorway, between Nineteenth Avenue Overpass and the Tugun interchange.

O’Sullivan was engaged by the head contractor to supply ground engineering services for the project – that included sheet pile installation, soil nails and rock bolt supply and installation, shotcrete and steel fixing supply and installation.

Overall Quantities:

Rock Bolts and Soil Nails - 7500+ lineal meters

Steel fixing - 3000+ m2 (double layer on most areas)

Shotcrete – 3000+ m2 (mostly of a B2 standard finish)

Temp sheet pile installation at several locations