22/04/2025
🚧 Helensburgh & Waterfall | Easter Long Weekend Possession Works
Over the Easter long weekend, Shotcrete Australia successfully delivered complex stabilisation works across two active rail cuttings — Helensburgh and Waterfall — as part of a critical program on the South Coast Line.
At Helensburgh, we completed an extremely ambitious scope of drainage installation, weep pipes, structural dowels, and steel mesh reinforcement, followed by a gun-finish shotcrete application, across very large priority areas. All works were performed at height using hi-rail EWP access under tight and restricted conditions.
At Waterfall, we carried out the shotcrete application of a V drain, made significantly more challenging due to its position 10+ metres above the cutting. This required a combination of hi rail Telehandler, rope access, fall arrest systems, and a multi-staged shotcrete delivery using a boom pump, hi-rail agitator trucks, and line pump to achieve consistent material placement in a controlled and safe manner.
Delivered within a 3-day possession window, this ambitious program was the result of meticulous pre-planning, disciplined ex*****on, and a collaborative approach across both sites.
A huge thank you to our partners Anric Group and Sydney Trains, and to our incredible field teams, project managers, engineering team and safety team for all their dedicated work to deliver this challenging program safely, efficiently, and on time.
👷♂️ Teamwork, preparation, and ex*****on under pressure — this project showcases it all.
