The building of the second runway at the Sunshine Coast airport has created a lot of attention in the community. Not only is there a disruption for cars on the David Low Way, there are very changed conditions along the sand dunes. All the shrubs and ground covers were completely taken out. It looks very raw and ugly with flags, machines, pipes and big construction security fences.
Yesterday the word had got round that the big sand barge had anchored off shore and the transporting of the sand to the airport had commenced. The community was curious! I was no exception! My afternoon outing was a trip to the beach to check out the next stage of the building of the second runway.
An engineer working for the International Dredging Company kindly brought us up to speed on details:
- The dredging vessel carries over 11,000 cubic metres of sand for each trip.
- 1.5 million cubic metres of sand is being dredged from the Spitfire Realignment Channel in Moreton Bay and then carried up the Coast to Marcoola.
- The dredging is planned to be completed in October before the next turtle nesting season.
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The construction of the second runway means more flights and tourists flowing into the Sunshine Coast.
Cheers
Have a happy day.