Retrospective Resilience of Jamberoo Mountain Road

Hammond, Bryce W. (2023) Retrospective Resilience of Jamberoo Mountain Road. [USQ Project]

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Abstract

Kiama Municipal Council is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of Jamberoo Mountain Road, a regional road that links the Illawarra to the Southern Highlands. (Delivery Program and Operational Plan 2023). This road, like many along the Illawarra Escarpment, suffered from landslides due to the uncharacteristic rainfall in early 2022.

The repair of this road took a substantial amount of time, only reopening in July 2023, some 16 months after the rainfall period started, and impacted the community and Council operations heavily. To minimise the impact in the event of future heavy rainfall events, this dissertation was prepared.

In this study, reviews of the geology of Jamberoo Mountain Road and landslide repairs, both locally and internationally, have been undertaken. These repair methods were then assessed against a criterion developed with respect to the organisational challenges faced by Kiama Municipal Council, as well as, the geographical challenges of Jamberoo Mountain Road.

With the most appropriate design solution identified, a project scope was then developed and explained in chapter 5, along with a cost estimate and program of works for the repairs. These documents are included in the appendix.

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Item Type:	USQ Project
Item Status:	Live Archive
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Engineering (1 Jan 2022 -)
Supervisors:	Thorpe, David
Qualification:	Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2025 23:16
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2025 23:16
Uncontrolled Keywords:	geology; Jamberoo Mountain Road; landside
URI:	https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52949

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