Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) required upgrading the lighting at the berthing facility at the Port of Port Hedland. The objective of the project was to install tubular steel-driven piles that support new light towers located behind the working deck of Berths 1 and 2.
The delivery of the works involved mobilising pile-driving equipment, including hammers, an excavator equipped with a pilinggate attachment, and a mobile crane, to drive the piles from the wharf deck.
The piles were driven initially with a crane-suspended vibrator to refusal and thereafter driven to design toe level with a crane-suspended impact hammer.
The works were conducted within an operational port environment with constant stakeholder engagement to minimise berth downtime for the port.
