Burchills were engaged by City of Gold Coast to carry out the investigation, planning report and design of the proposed replacement of Boyds Bridge in Currumbin Valley.

The Boyd’s Bridge timber structure has reached the end of its service life and needs to be replaced. The Planning Report was used to determine the most suitable replacement bridge option to meet the requirements of the brief.

Burchills multidiscipline team undertook all engineering and environmental site investigations, options assessment and concept designs to produce a Planning Report for the new bridge and associated approach road works. Four options were assessed to against road geometry, hydraulic assessment, flood immunity, bridge form, environmental impacts and temporary access means during construction. All four concept options were evaluated using a multi criteria analysis (MCA). The preferred option then progressed to design documentation completed by Burchills sufficient for the tendering and construction of the new bridge and associated roadworks which will be completed in 2021.