Foxwell Road Infrastructure Roadworks

The scope included the upgrade of the existing road:

• widening of 750 metres of Foxwell Road to two lanes in each direction, between Railway Road and the Old Pacific Highway
• widening of approximately 640 metres of Railway Road
• construction of a left-turning lane from Railway Road to Foxwell Road, including reclaiming and providing earth retaining for a portion of the existing Queensland Rail carpark
• construction of a new local road (Creek Road) providing additional access from Foxwell Road to the new Westfield Coomera shopping centre
• service relocation works including gas, sewer, communications, water and high-voltage power
• extension of a 7-cell culvert to facilitate road widening
• installation of new drainage infrastructure, diagonally across the Railway and Foxwell Roads intersection
• complex traffic staging and switches to accommodate construction activities
• liaison with stakeholders including the shopping centre developer, Queensland Rail, Gold Coast City Council and utility providers.

• Significant service relocation of high voltage electricity, sewer, water, Telstra, NBN and AARnet that involved extensive collaboration and management of stakeholders.
• Construction of a 7-cell x 3.2m high box culvert.
• Full widening and re-build of pavement for Foxwell Road (40,000vpd) maintaining full traffic flow at all times.
• Removal of 13,000m3 of unsuitable material and back fill of redundant creek.
• Full scope of works, service relocations, embankment construction, stormwater install, bound and unbound pavement.