Thumping good: Spr Daniel Le Bron, 13 Fd Sqn, uses a Stanley Hydraulic Power Pack to hammer star pickets during road restoration in Exmouth. Photo by WO2 Wayne Ryan
ENGINEERS with 13 Fd Sqn have repaired a neglected road at Exmouth in WA.
“We have to repair 10km of a 21km road that hasn’t seen any work done to it for some time,” Capt Charles Whitelock, OIC of the construction, said.
The road runs off the main highway leading into the township of Exmouth, cutting across a local grasser’s property and finishing at a Defence range.
The range itself has not been used in several years, and now is required to be reopened, so 35 reservists answered the call to fix the road.
Years of rain, wind and sheep have not helped the track, with some major work being required to bring it up to a decent standard for ADF use. As for the property owner, he was glad to see the road repaired.
Capt Whitelock said the troops enjoyed the task.
“You can’t get this type of training on a base; here the troops can see real-time effects, and employ the majority of our plant equipment,” he said.
