Bligh Tanner is currently leading the detailed design of the Russell Park Mountain Bike Trails, located in an area of immense cultural heritage and environmental significance in Bunya Mountains, QLD.
Leading a team of specialist sub-consultants, including World Trail (trail design), Greenedge Design (landscape design) and Otium Planning Group (peer review), Bligh Tanner is delivering 31 km of IMBA Green and Blue adventure mountain bike trails to showcase the local environment, history and culture.
The project involves an upgrade to existing trailheads, including formalisation of carparking and access design to the state-controlled Bunya Mountains Road.
Bligh Tanner’s scope includes managing the team of sub-consultants, which also incorporates ecology, cultural heritage engagement, geotechnical investigations, survey and traffic survey specialists.
The trailheads are entirely off-grid, and will include on-site water supply and wastewater treatment, designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1547:2012.
Bligh Tanner is also managing the complex approvals process for the project, which includes various protected fauna and flora studies and permits and roadworks approvals from Department of Transport and Main Roads.
A highlight of the project has been the on-going consultation and engagement with key stakeholder groups, including local Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Ranger groups.
Client | Western Downs Regional Council |
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"Since 2013 we have been working with Bligh Tanner on a variety of projects. They are our now our first point of call for all Structural matters. The Bligh Tanner team have always demonstrated an understanding of the challenges associated with retail projects. They have been flexible, and have proved a willingness to work with the whole project team to find the best outcome for the project."
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