CPB Contractors' sustainability approach is centred around integrating environmental, social, economic, and governance factors into all its operations, ensuring the long-term success of its projects and the communities and environments they sit within.
Through this methodology, the CPB Contractors team delivering the Queensland Government’s Bruce Highway Upgrade – Cooroy to Curra, Section D (Gympie Bypass) – Contract 2 project has championed sustainability and integrated eco-friendly practices across its construction approach.
The project is prioritising water conservation through an innovative water management approach, which focuses on the use of sediment basins.
As part of this, Contract 2 of the Gympie Bypass project has installed 107 sediment basins to capture rainwater runoff for use in construction activities and landscaping.
“The majority of these basins are high-efficiency models, and they boast a combined capacity equivalent to almost 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools,” said CPB Contractors Project Manager Tarquin Devereaux.
“Local water supplies in this region can be limited, which is why it’s important for us to ensure the project has not been reliant on potable water.”
CPB Contractors' water management approach on Contract 2 of the Gympie Bypass project has resulted in a 99 percent reduction in potable water use. The on-site availability of water from sustainable sources has also eliminated the need for more than 82,000 water truck movements, minimising local road congestion, dust generation, and the project’s overall carbon footprint.
CPB Contractors is delivering the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Cooroy to Curra, Section D (Gympie Bypass) – Contract 2. Works on the project include the delivery of 18 kilometres of new highway, realignments to local roads, 19 bridges, and a new interchange at Curra.