UXO Found During Road Construction Project

Darwin, Australia Construction workers surveying an area near a busy road for an upcoming roadway expansion project discovered two artillery shells. The rounds were found near the ground surface just a few short meters from the heavily traveled roadway. The construction workers called the local police who responded with support from a Bomb Disposal Team. The items were identified as WWII era rounds (specific size and type not reported). The rounds were reportedly severely corroded and rusted. The Bomb Disposal Team performed an on-site open detonation procedure to dispose of the UXO. The area had been bombed during the war and UXO finds are not uncommon to the city.