The aim of the project was to combat erosion and create a formal pathway at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.

A first of its kind for Brisbane City Council, Marsupial Environmental Services (MES) provided a series of innovative porous surfacing technologies specifically designed for the site and its unique Arboriculture and Environmental requirements.

Our solution delivered a water / air permeable structural paving system that infiltrates precipitation, mitigates stormwater runoff, and reducing temperatures. The trees utilise the water within their root systems, with contaminated water absorbed into the soils, reducing the flow into our waterways.

It was a complex process due to the large elevated tree roots systems impacting the area and the volume of overland watershed that compounded the erosion around the trees.

MES undertook a detailed review of the site to develop, design and install a dynamic porous footpath that looks stylish while being flexible enough to adapt to the tree root system. The new footpath has solved the problem with trip hazards around the various tree roots and also provided a structurally-sound footpath capable of sustaining bikes and pedestrian foot traffic, enabling soils and trees to obtain water that dramatically reduces compaction through foot traffic.

The water from heavy rainfall on the uphill side is now baffled through the footpath, allowing the water to be dispersed and percolate deep into the site soils and tree roots, reducing the erosion to the lower treed area.