Construction of a new pedestrian plaza and better beach access, as part of the coast park initiative. The project comprised an extensive range of works and finishes, including:

• 4m wide exposed finish concrete pavements
• Design and construction of various boardwalk sections transitioning the dunes
• Construction of a new rock revetment in front of the Somerton SLSC, allowing a larger plaza to be constructed
• Construction of a new beach access ramp
• Construction of a landscaped ‘Education Zone’
• Construction of the new plaza adjacent the Somerton SLSC
• Node construction at the Gladstone Road interface.

The project was undertaken within the environmentally sensitive dunes, which required extensive planning and staging. Construction traffic was restricted to the path alignment corridor only. The rock revetment works were challenging as the new revetment was founded 2m below sea level. It was therefore subject to tides and storm surges and had to be staged so that no damage occurred to the partially constructed works.