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Wentworth Point

Wentworth Point Remediation

STATUS
Completed
CLIENT
TFNSW / APP
SERVICE
Demolition &
Remediation
VALUE
$2.5
Million
DESCRIPTION OF WORKS

The remediation works on the proposed Wentworth Point Peninsula Park comprised a cap and contain remediation strategy on a 7.5ha brownfield site located on the sensitive Wentworth Point Parramatta River foreshore. The project is a landmark RMS development earmarked for a major development including open space parkland, major public marina and rowing club and commercial / retail precinct for the surrounding community.

FCC were tasked with the remediation of the early works footprint including in excess of 50,000m3 cut to fill earthworks within friable asbestos, heavy metal, hydrocarbon, tar and ash impacted fill materials. Additional works included placement of geofabric marker layer, installation of drainage layer and soft soil dewatering system along the future road corridor and construction of capping layer system to prevent infiltration of surface water from entering contaminated materials at the site.

KEY FEATURES

• Remediation operations within highly sensitive receptors including adjacent public school, residential community, marine foreshore and protected ecological communities;
• Hazmat removal and demolition works;
Major cut to fill and site capping works within contaminated fill materials;
Installation and geotechnical settlement monitoring of a drainage blanket to facilitate
• water run off during the pavement preloading;
Installation of subsoil drainage;
Import of over 42,000m3 of VENM material to preload the pavement to ensure there is
• settlement prior to road construction.