s surveyors we always look forward to the next challenge and one of our current projects on the Margaret River Perimeter Road certainly did deliver a unique one. While attending site to perform our regular drone capture we started discussing possible ways of capturing imagery of the pile rock socket. Achieving high quality imagery from […]
High Definition Road Monitoring
Harley Dykstra has been approached by the Shire of Capel to assist them with quantifying the deformation (downward movement) of a portion of Calinup Road in the locality Gelorup within their shire. It has been noted by users of the road that, parts of it are subsiding and the Shire is keen to remediate the […]
Innovative Road Reconstruction
Harley Dykstra were recently involved in the realignment and reconstruction of 4km of South Coast Highway that also included construction of a 4km side track for traffic to be diverted onto while the roadworks were in progress. Survey support was provided for the entire project which included establishment of site control, machine control setup and […]
Taking Survey into the Skies
Small beginnings – taking off in a new direction. Harley Dykstra is leading the charge into new aerial mapping technology. We have two full time pilots on the job and have successfully ventured into a rapidly developing market sector where the true project benefits are limited only by the client’s imagination. Although the phrase “Drone” is […]
Harley Dykstra appointed to prepare yet another Port Master Plan
After revising the Port of Albany Master Plan in 2016, the Port of Esperance has appointed Harley Dykstra to prepare a strategic Land Use Plan (“Master Plan”) to guide future development within the Port area over the next 20 years. As there is no existing Master Plan in place for the Port of Esperance, land […]
Gracetown and Caves Road Survey for Main Roads
Harley Dykstra was recently involved in a project with Main Roads to complete a feature survey near Gracetown in the South West of WA. This included sections of Ellen Brook Road, Salter Street, Lefthanders Road and Caves Road. In total, around 6km’s of road was surveyed. The purpose of the survey was to provide Main […]
Busselton-Margaret River Regional Airport Expansion
Harley Dykstra is pleased to be able to contribute planning and survey services to the expansion project at the Busselton-Margaret River Regional Airport. We were appointed in September 2016 to assist the City with consolidating some existing planning approvals and implementing one of our own, to contribute towards the expansion of the parcel of land […]
Tanjannerup Dam Spillway Upgrade Project
Harley Dykstra was recently engaged by RCR Water to provide surveying services for the Tanjannerup Dam Spillway Upgrade Project. Tanjannerup Dam is located approximately 5km north-east from the town site of Nannup. The Dam is constructed on Tanjannerup Creek, a tributary of the Blackwood River, and is used by the Water Corporation to supply public […]
The Gap Redevelopment
Designed by: Department of Parks & Wildlife (DPAW), GHD Client: DPAW, BGC, Boyd Metal Industries Location: Tondirrup National Park, Albany Timeframe: Completed March 2016 Background The Harley Dykstra team in Albany have been involved in this project since the original feature survey in early 2005 which was used along with some highly detailed follow up […]
Busselton City Centre Entrance
Client: WML Consultants Location: Busselton Timeframe: 2016 Background The City of Busselton is currently embarking on a major project to overhaul and revitalise the traffic-flow in and out of the city centre of Busselton. Harley Dykstra is pleased to be contributing their survey services towards this project in conjunction with WML Consultants. Challenges The City of […]