The Beree-Badalla Boardwalk, a 40-year-old elevated timber structure along Currumbin Creek, is set to be upgraded by the City of Gold Coast. ICM conducted a comprehensive Coastal Processes Impact Assessment to ensure the proposed design is resilient to erosion and inundation risks in this sensitive tidal nature reserve.
Project Details
Client: Planit Consulting (for the City of Gold Coast)
Date: 2022
Location: Currumbin Creek, Gold Coast, QLD
About This Project
The Challenge
The Beree-Badalla Boardwalk, spanning 1.2km over the tidal nature reserve along Currumbin Creek, provides pedestrian access. After 40 years of service, the City of Gold Coast is planning to replace it with an upgraded structure. Situated within the Coastal Management District and an Erosion Prone Area, the project required a Coastal Processes Impact Assessment.
The Solution
ICM, engaged as sub-consultants by Planit Consulting, provided critical coastal engineering input to support the Development Application. The team undertook a thorough Coastal Processes Impact Assessment, which included:
Data Review and Analysis: ICM reviewed available site data, including historic aerial imagery, surveys, previous reports, state mapping, geotechnical data and conducted a site inspection. These insights informed a conceptual coastal processes model that was developed to understand site-specific dynamics.
Impact Assessment: The proposed alignment’s vulnerability to inundation and erosion was rigorously assessed. The impact assessment found that the proposed alignment was suitable, with recommended scour depth provided for boardwalk piles.
These analyses and recommendations ensure the upgraded Beree-Badalla Boardwalk is resilient, sustainable, and capable of serving the community needs.
“This project reflects our commitment to sustainable, resilient design in sensitive coastal environments, ensuring infrastructure supports both the community and the natural ecosystem.” – Angus Jackson, Founder, International Coastal Management
Services Provided
Site inspection and review
Coastal Processes Impact Assessment
Responses to State Code 8 and Schedule 3
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