Brisbane City Council Gabion Repair – Coronation Drive

Client: Brisbane City Council

Brisbane City Council required Commercial Marine Group (CMG) to repair the failing gabions, stabilization of the bank, stop progression of the river wall armor failure.

The scope included:

• Remove any rubbish with the footprint of the exposed bank
• Remove the failed gabion baskets and gather any rocks for reuse for repacking of mattresses.
• Cut-off the bottom four sections of the failing mattresses
• Remove the Geofabric if damaged
• Carry out compressibility test according to table 6.1 of S140 document.
• Trim, level and compact the location where the failed gabion baskets and the mattresses are removed
• Replace and Reinstall the failed four baskets
• Rewire and repack the bottom four sections of the mattresses with 4 new sections, reuse the rocks collected from the failed gabion baskets and mattresses if possible.