McMahon Services was contracted by Construction Engineering to undertake extensive works for the new Masters Home Improvement store at Adelaide Airport. The project site, encompassing 13,700 square metres, utilised many of our in-house trades and divisions, including: Civil Engineering, Surveying, Demolition and Decommissioning and Asbestos Removal.
To make way for Masters’ first hardware store in Adelaide, McMahon Services cleared existing trees, asphalt, concrete car parks, footpaths, kerbing, fencing, gates, and underground services. The team demolished two fire pump tanks, a bowling club, various structures and buildings, and also including the removal of asbestos within the bowling club eaves. There was extensive removal of underground asbestos piping, as well as the decommissioning of some live services within the pipes.
This project included the construction of the building plateau to house the new building, and the installation of a new roundabout adjacent to the IKEA car park entrance. As the project neared completion kerbing, ramps, asphalt car parks, footpaths and roads, were constructed, with the McMahon Services crew adding the final touches installing street lighting, line marking and landscaping.
This project site was located just outside Adelaide Airport – an area with a high volume of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Detailed planning and thorough project management was crucial for the project’s success.
To ensure minimal impact on IKEA trading, traffic management was undertaken by the McMahon Services team, resulting in a temporary, revised traffic flow so that the new roundabout could be built. The project was also split into stages to allow the IKEA car park to stay open for trading.
McMahon Services worked collaboratively with Construction Engineering to keep the project moving forward at all times and achieved all early project milestones, ensuring that there was no initial delay with the master program.
