Kangaroo Creek Dam Safety Upgrade

Major dam safety works

• Major safety upgrade to the existing concrete lined rock fill dam to meet ANCOLD requirements.

• Excavation of 300,000m3 of rock to widen the spillway by up to 40m.

• Extension of the outlet tunnel and pipe work by approximately 50m.

• Buttressing of the existing rock fill embankment (200,000m3).

• Raising of the embankment crest including extension of the concrete face slab using slip form techniques.

• Significant concrete works (32,000m3) to line the spillway including  temperature sensitive mass pours and ogee crest construction.

• Construction of post tensioned anchors to the existing ogee crest
  Electrical, SCADA and security works.

• Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)