WaterUtilities

630mm Pipeline Cutover, Mirrabooka

Benang delivered critical shutdown works on a live 630mm mild steel cement lined water main at Mirrabooka. The job ran as night works with complex brownfield excavation, welding, and commissioning, completed inside a single month with zero lost time injuries.

Client
Water Corporation
Sector
Utilities
Services
Water
Location
Mirrabooka, WA
Dates
July 2022
  • Challenge

    The 630mm main is part of a live network. The cutover had to happen during a tightly scheduled shutdown, at night, with minimal disruption to supply and to traffic.

  • Approach

    Benang ran the works under traffic management at night, excavated the live brownfield site, completed the welding and the cutover, then reinstated and commissioned the main inside the shutdown window.

  • Outcome

    The critical works were completed in July 2022 with zero lost time injuries and zero environmental incidents.

Testing and preparation around the completed connection
630mm

OD MSCL main

5

Peak crew

The reinstated cutover site at Mirrabooka
Backfill returning over the completed 630mm cutover
10%

Aboriginal participation

0

Lost time injuries

0

Environmental incidents

The new connection taking shape at Mirrabooka
Crew working around the live main during the cutover window
Pipework and fittings staged for the 630mm cutover
Cutover works progressing inside the fenced compound
Benang crew preparing the main for the cutover
The exposed 630mm mild steel cement lined main in the cutover excavation
Excavation opening up over the 630mm main at Mirrabooka
Cutover excavation set out with survey markings inside the fenced Water Corporation compound at Mirrabooka
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