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Fern Tree Gully Bridge Renewal – Roma Street Parklands

Staged renewal of the Fern Tree Gully footbridge decking, joists and bearers within Roma Street Parklands.

Features -

  • Client // City Parklands Services
  • Value // $900,000
Project Category // Civic & Community

Description

Blackwood Projects delivered the staged renewal of the Fern Tree Gully footbridge decking within Roma Street Parklands, including replacement of timber decking, joists and bearers. The works were undertaken by our in-house carpentry team and delivered a high-quality outcome, extending the service life of the structure and rejuvenating the boardwalk for continued public use.

A key feature of this project was a QuikDeck modular suspended scaffolding system, which provided an innovative solution for access, containment and public protection. Suspended beneath the bridge structure, the system created a fully decked working platform with integrated edge protection, enabling safe and efficient construction while eliminating the risk of falling debris impacting the public or the environment below. This approach avoided the need for ground-based scaffold, minimising disturbance to the parklands and significantly improving overall safety outcomes.

The project was delivered within a constrained, high-traffic public environment, requiring detailed planning, multiple staging compounds and careful coordination of all material movements through active pedestrian areas.

Long straight run of new hardwood decking on the Fern Gully footbridge between grey steel balustrades, with light poles and treetops either side.
New herringbone-pattern hardwood decking at the lookout bay overlooking the Roma Street Parklands lake, fountain and apartment towers.
Looking up at QuikDeck suspended access platform installed beneath the footbridge in the rainforest.
Deck boards removed exposing new timber joists and bearers along the footbridge, with green shade-cloth on the balustrades.
Crew working at height on the elevated footbridge above QuikDeck suspended scaffold panels, with a site worker in hi-vis in the foreground.
Covered rest area on the footbridge with new hardwood decking, bench seat and the boardwalk continuing into the rainforest canopy.
Low-angle view along freshly laid hardwood deck boards with balustrades and dappled shade from surrounding trees.
New deck boards and balustrade with Brisbane city towers visible above the tree line.
Footbridge with new decking leading to a shade-roofed lookout, framed by trees and blue sky.
Renewed boardwalk curving through the treetops beside a flowering purple jacaranda.
New decking at a bridge corner with the Brisbane CBD skyline and jacaranda blooms beyond.
Herringbone deck lookout framing the lake fountain and apartment buildings, with jacaranda in flower.

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