Upper Avon Road FAFT Upgrade & Flood Recovery Works
Berrico Nature Reserve, NSW
Overview
BEEP delivered 9.6 km of fire trail upgrades on Upper Avon Road to bring the alignment up to FAFT Category 1 standard. The job involved heavy vegetation mulching, regrading the entire trail, building 12 new passing bays and 18 new turnaround bays, installing 18 rollovers and a rock-lined crossing, and capping the surface with more than 7,000 tonnes of quarry material.
Steep terrain, limited access, and major flooding events made the work challenging, but through close coordination with NPWS and RFS we kept the project on track. The result is a safer, all-weather trail that now gives firefighters and park managers reliable access when it matters most.
About this Project
Client: National Parks & Wildlife Services NSW
Capability: Fire Trail Upgrade
Location: Berrico Nature Reserve, NSW
Duration: 15 weeks onsite
Scope of Work
Scope of Work – Construction of 9.6 km Category 1 Fire Trail
- Set up with NPWS and local reps, pre-clearing checks, and erosion controls in place before machines rolled in
- Heavy mulching both sides of the track to open up a 6 m corridor with a 4 m trafficable width
- Regraded and reshaped the full trail using dozer, excavators and posi-track to get crossfall and drainage right
- Construction of 12 new passing bays and 18 new turning bays — boxed out, capped, compacted and tied neatly back into the trail
- Hauled in and laid over 7,000 tonnes of quarry capping to strengthen problem sections and lock in all-weather access
- Construction of 18 new rollovers and one rock-lined crossing to keep water moving off the trail
- Cleaned out and reshaped table drains and mitre drains along the alignment
- Dug out soft spots and unsuitable material, backfilled with compacted layers and capped to finish
- Finished with guideposts, reflector markers and NPWS-standard signage, before proof rolling and geotech sign-off
Summary
The FAFT upgrade to Upper Avon Road in Berrico Nature Reserve was delivered to NPWS standards despite tough access and heavy weather impacts.
Over 7,000 tonnes of capping material were hauled in and placed to strengthen the 9.6 km trail and bring it up to Catgeory 1 standard.
The job ran over four months due to repeated wet weather and flooding delays, but on-ground works were completed safely and to spec once access reopened. The trail is now fully compliant, all-weather, and future-proofed for firefighting and park management.
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