Tag : Higgins Contracting

Roading

Highest bridge required biggest dig

Jonathan Whittaker
The highest bridge to be constructed on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway required 144,000 cubic metres of earth to be excavated beneath it....
ContractorRoads of National Significance

Giant crawler-crane helps construct long bridge

Contrafed PUblishing
A giant crawler-crane was used for constructing the longest bridge on the Kapiti Expressway. RICHARD SILCOCK checks out the engineering challenges and some stats on...
ContractorProject

Kapiti’s Expressway forges ahead

Contrafed PUblishing
Construction of the $630 million, four-lane Kapiti Expressway is forging ahead and despite technical challenges and a very wet winter contractors are rejoicing over progress....