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First major roading projects welcomed Project

First major roading projects welcomed

At least two proposed roading projects, favoured by the former National-led Government, will now be funded by the Government bringing relief to major civil contracting companies needing security of work in the future. Penlink, in the north of the city will provide a new and much-needed connection between the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and...
Small town rejuvenation Project

Small town rejuvenation

A discovery and rejuvenating parts of Greymouth’s CBD were the highlights of an ongoing West Coast project. Richard Silcock takes a look at what was discovered, what has been done, and what is planned. IT MAY NOT BE a mystical El Dorado, with pathways lined with gold, nor been the scene of a wild-west movie thriller, but Greymouth,...
The rebuild of SH1: the second chapter Project

The rebuild of SH1: the second chapter

The great push to re-open SH1 between Picton and Christchurch in time for the Christmas holidays was a warmly-welcomed success, but the work goes on. Hugh de Lacy reports on this project in the second of his articles. THE VISITOR SPEND in Kaikoura over the Christmas holidays just past was quadruple that of the same period in 2016,...
More CRL 
innovations and updates Project

More CRL 
innovations and updates

The first contract for the southern end of the City Rail Link project in Auckland was awarded just before the end of last year. THE CONTRACT FOR stormwater diversion works in Mt Eden was awarded to the March Bessac Joint Venture. CRL chief executive Chris Meale says while the focus to date has been in the city centre with the...
Rai Saddle 
realignment Project

Rai Saddle 
realignment

A key risk-spot on SH6 between Blenheim and Nelson has undergone a challenging realignment. Hugh de Lacy reports. NO FEWER THAN 20 people have died and 93 have been seriously injured in the decade to 2016 along the length of SH6 at the top of the South Island, and the Rai Saddle, one of the two most challenging stretches on that...
Four options for troublesome Manawatu gorge Project

Four options for troublesome Manawatu gorge

On the eve of making a final decision, the NZTA has identified four alternative routes to the slip-prone Manawatu Gorge and none involves the existing road. Hugh de Lacy reports.  EVERY FIVE YEARS or so the fractured and splintering greywacke rock that comprises the cliffs on the south side of the Manawatu Gorge gives a bit of a heave...
Second stage of the Kapiti Expressway underway Project

Second stage of the Kapiti Expressway underway

With the construction of the second stage of the Kapiti Expressway now underway. Richard Silcock takes a look at what’s involved. AFTER A TRANCHE of work involving some 12 months of final design, construction planning, consents, site clearing and enabling works, the physical work for the 13-kilometre second stage of the Kapiti...
A long time in planning Project

A long time in planning

The big Waioeka Gorge landslip of 2012 highlighted State Highway 2’s vulnerability and finally led to the replacement of its last one-lane bridge. HUGH DE LACY reports. THERE ARE NO FEWER than 52 bridges within 142 kilometres of State Highway 2 between Opotiki and Gisborne, and the relatively flat and open site seemed to suggest that...
Mountainous moves Project

Mountainous moves

Transporting massive concrete bridge beams over the precipitous Arthur’s Pass during the past winter has been a challenging project – and an eye-catching one too, captivating tourists and birdlife alike. BY MARY SEARLE BELL. At Kumara Junction, where State Highway 73 joins State Highway 6, just south of Greymouth, the Taramakau...
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