Burchills were engaged to undertake a feasibility study for the provision of a shared use pathway along the former vacant rail corridor. This rail trail will begin at the existing Mt Morgan train station located in Railway Parade, Mt Morgan and has two potential finish locations in Kabra or Gracemere townships.
The scope of work included investigation, assessment and design of the 20+km rail trail through an rural environment, key deliverables are similar to this project and included:
- Project Inception
- Site Investigations
- Feasibility Study and Business Case
- Concept Design.
The project involved the co-ordination and delivery of a number of similar disciplines including:
- Rail Trail Design
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Flooding and Hydraulics
- Environmental
- Landscape and urban design
- Land use planning
- Cultural Heritage
- Consultation with stakeholders
- Economics and Tourism.