Project ยท Health & Government

RFDS Port Augusta

A full stormwater and drainage package on one of the region's most significant health builds.

Overview

The job.

Phillips delivered the whole stormwater and drainage package on the Royal Flying Doctor Service facility build in Port Augusta, working for Mossop Construction & Interiors through MTE. The project carried the scope and tolerances the company is built to handle, for a builder who needed the work held to a precise standard.

Scope of works

  • Site preparation and bulk earthworks
  • Stormwater drainage and precast stormwater infrastructure
  • Retaining wall footings and backfill
  • Final levels and detail works across tiered areas

What made it technical

The challenge was less the difficulty than the relentlessness of it. Extreme changes in RLs and finished heights across a tiered site, retaining wall footings and backfill to sequence, and falls and levels re-worked on site around obstacles to make the stormwater perform. Every level had to be accurate for the system to function, and the volume of work was substantial. It was delivered once, to standard.

Gallery

The finished site.

Aerial view at sunset over the RFDS car park and Port Augusta
Aerial view of the RFDS car park, garden beds and footpath
Royal Flying Doctor Service entry sign, rammed-earth wall and a drainage grate in the foreground
Elevated view of the RFDS Port Augusta facility from across the street
Royal Flying Doctor Service lettering on the curved facade
Aerial view looking down on the RFDS roof, car park and surrounds
RFDS Port Augusta building from street level, with the entry sign and paved forecourt
Looking up at the curved corner of the RFDS building
Aerial view of the RFDS car park and garden beds
Corner of the RFDS Port Augusta building with signage and paving
Aerial view of the side of the RFDS facility, with a fenced play area and landscaping