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July 2020
Engineering staff from FHTJV, WWL and DWE in front of outlet culvert Section 1.
Spillway cut overview (work temporarily stop now until they can do further excavation).
Top view of culvert construction.
Upstream culvert view.
Upstream culvert view (showing concrete pour in section 1).
Culvert outlet view (also showing preparation of outlet apron floor).
Concrete pour in section 3 roof
Concrete pour at culvert inlet foundation for river diversion structure
Concrete pour in section 4 RH plinth
Concrete pour in 300mm plinth slab at the incline section of LH plinth
Flat Creek processing area
Extracting River gravel