{"id":3861,"date":"2023-06-26T08:46:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T06:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/australia\/?post_type=projects&p=3861"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:07:30","slug":"brisbane-river-crossing","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/australia\/project\/brisbane-river-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane River Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Technical details<\/div>\n \t
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Customer<\/div>\n\t
Queensland Urban Utilities and Comdain<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n
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Missions<\/div>\n
Utilities<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Localisation<\/div>\n
Brisbane<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Activity<\/div>\n
Tunnels and Underground structures; Utilities<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) installed a DN900 pipeline as part of the Water Supply Zone Connection between Murarrie and Pinkenba, using horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and open trenching. The pipeline was installed under the Brisbane River utilising HDD trenchless methods. The length of the HDD section was 1100m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SYSTRA were engaged by Comdain\/QUU for their expertise, experience, and knowledge of HDD construction techniques to assist throughout the design, procurement, and delivery phases of the project. SYSTRA\u2019s experience was focused on the difficult ground conditions along the HDD profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our scope included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n