Bathers Way, Emergency Rock Breaking
Newcastle Beach, NSW
Overview
Responding to a rockfall risk identified by the University of Newcastle. In collaboration with City of Newcastle and Tetra Tech Coffey, BEEP carried out targeted rock-breaking works to reduce the risk of further rockfall along a popular coastal path.
The project was a direct response to recent geotechnical monitoring, aiming to stabilise a hazardous rock face and reinstate public safety.
About this Project
Client: City of Newcastle
Capability: Geotechnical Stabilisation / Rock Breaking
Location: South Newcastle Beach, NSW
Duration: 3 days (with partial area closures for safety)
Scope of Work
- Work with guidance from City of Newcastle and Tetra Tech Coffey engineers
- Responded to a rockfall risk identified by the University of Newcastle
- Use of a 30-tonne excavator with hammer and bucket attachment
- Using site won material and some import ENM to create a pad to enable reach to the top of the problem rock area
- Reduced the height of an unstable rock column over three days
- Managed works adjacent to the Bather’s Way shared path
- Operated under partial area closure for safety
- Restored the cliff side batter, site and rock mattress back to engineers specifications
Summary
Over a focused three-day period, BEEP safely carried out rock-breaking works to reduce the height of an unstable column along Newcastle’s coastal path. Working under partial closures and close supervision from engineering consultants, the team used a 30-tonne excavator to stabilise the site without impacting surrounding assets.
Site access was carefully managed, and the area was reinstated to engineering specifications using a mix of site-won and imported ENM materials — restoring both safety and structural integrity to the cliff face.
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