Construction on the new jetty at Esperance, Western Australia, has recently reached a significant milestone, with the completion the first (bent 39) of six bents that make up the third, and final, section of the jetty.
This section, known as the Esperance Jetty Head, requires three piles per bent, with the two outer piles continuing to be raked (angled) and the middle pile installed vertically.
A bent is a collection of two or three piles that form the support structure upon which the jetty’s deck will be built.
Bents 38 and 39 have seen the introduction of winged, precast concrete panels, expanding the jetty deck from 4.5 meters to 9 meters wide.
The new jetty will be 415 metres over the water, made up of 45 bents, with bents 1-10 forming the heritage section, designed and built to pay homage to the original Esperance tanker jetty design.
A fish cleaning station will be located at bent 12, approximately a quarter of the way out from the jetty headland and will be strategically centred in one of the light pools in the dedicated fishing section, running from bent 10-37.
There will be a low-level dive platform at bents 44 with stair access from the main deck.
The planned completion date for the project is currently 19 February 2021.
Esperance Shire President, Ian Mickel said reaching the jetty head section was a momentous milestone for
the project.
“Last year was full of twists and turns and this project has certainly not been immune to that.
“The project is powering along nicely and we are looking forward getting out on our new jetty in 2021.”
