Whittens completed the White Quartz Road Realignment project, which involved the realignment of the access road to the Brockman 4 Mine located approximately 60km north-west of Tom Price in the Pilbara region.

The scope of works included 300,000m3 bulk and detailed earthworks, design and construction of a 73m concrete arch underpass, concrete works, construction of a warehouse and washdown facility and electrical and mechanical works. The realignment of the White Quartz Road also included installation of a haul road, access roads and the design and construction of the underpass.

The scope of works included:

• Clearing and grubbing and topsoil stripping of the road alignment and surrounding areas.
• Establishment, operation, management and rehabilitation of borrow pits.
• Set up and maintain a testing grid within the borrow pits and stockpiles to allow for the identification, testing and tracking of various construction materials.
• Screening material from borrow areas, stockpiles and cuttings and import balance as required.
• Bulk earthworks, roadworks and detailed earthworks
• Concrete work (pedestals and footings for road signage and furniture).
• Electrical and mechanical work.
• Structural activities (warehouse and washdown).