TOWNSVILLE AND INGHAM CYCLONE SHELTERS
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Contract Value
$11 MILLION
Construction Period
FEBRUARY 2012
Client
QLD GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Construction of cyclone shelters capable of providing protection from winds up to 300km per hour at Ingham State High School and Heatley Secondary College. Not only a place of refuge it will provide a multi-purpose facility for the community.
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As part of the Queensland State Government's $60 million cyclone shelter building program, Baulderstone is constructing cyclone shelters at Heatley Secondary College in Townsville and at Ingham State High School.
The $5.4 million Townsville cyclone shelter and the $5.6 million Ingham cyclone shelter are two of 10 cyclone shelters being constructed in North Queensland as part of the program established by the Queensland Government with support from a $30 million donation from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi following the devastating 2011 cyclone season.
The shelters will not only be a place of refuge during cyclones - they will also deliver lasting benefits to the people of Townsville and Ingham as they will be constructed as a multi-purpose facility that can be used year-round by the community.
Designed in accordance with the Design Guidelines for Queensland Public Cyclone Shelters, the shelters will be constructed to be:
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capable of providing protection from winds up to 300km/h
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located above storm tide inundation areas and not vulnerable to landslip and creek or river flooding
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capable of allowing the floor level of the shelter building to be above the storm tide level or a 1-in-500-year defined flood event level
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located sufficiently away from significant hazards such as: hazardous materials, large trees, power or communications towers and potential sources of large windborne debris.
The new cyclone shelters will be delivered in time for the 2012-13 cyclone season.
