Rural road construction and drainage upgrade

Drainage fixed first, then the road rebuilt near Yass

A rural property near Yass, NSW, had a private access road that failed every wet season. R Con Civil rebuilt the road and its drainage over three weeks, and the property regained all-weather access.

Project snapshot

The challenge

Seasonal water pooling and poor drainage had left the access road unsafe and unreliable. The concrete pipes under the road were substandard for the flows they had to carry, and the road levels held water on the running course.

The client needed a permanent fix inside a three-week window.

What we did

A clear scope of works and cost breakdown went to the client before the dig started, so the program and the price were agreed up front. The work then ran in this order:

The same crew stayed with the job from the first dig through to the finished surface.

Why the drainage came first

The road failed because water could not get off it. The culverts and levels had to be fixed before any new surface would hold up through the next wet season.

Plant on each stage

The plant on site covered each stage of the work:

The result

The upgraded road now gives the property all-weather access, with drainage and surface structure that hold up in wet weather. We continue scheduled maintenance on the road, and the job led to repeat work from the same client.

The job drew on our road infrastructure, earthworks and stormwater drainage work in one three-week program.

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