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Subdivisions filling the gap Project

Subdivisions filling the gap

With no big road projects about to start, Goodman Contractors is reinvigorating its core business. Richard Silcock explains. Stan Goodman, managing director for Goodman Contractors, says at least 30 percent of the company’s work involves subdivisions. “With the earthworks for many of the big new road projects coming to an end over...
Bridging the Gully Project

Bridging the Gully

Metre by metre, the longest bridge on the ‘greenfields’ Transmission Gully Motorway project north of Wellington is being incrementally launched across Cannons Creek. RICHARD SILCOCK reports on progress. IMAGES BY MARK COOTE PHOTOGRAPHY UNLESS MARKED OTHERWISE At 230 metres long and 24.5 metres wide, the Cannons Creek Bridge is by...
Replacing old bridges Project

Replacing old bridges

The old narrow concrete bridges over the Manawatu River and surrounding floodplain just south of Foxton on SH1 are both being replaced at a cost of $75 million. Richard Silcock makes a site visit. The Manawatu River rises in the nearby Ruahine Range and flows 180-kilometres westward through the Manawatu Gorge and out across the Manawatu...
Kaimai Tunnel rail slab re-level innovation Project

Kaimai Tunnel rail slab re-level innovation

Ground engineering and asset preservation specialist Mainmark filled voids and lifted the slab and re-levelled the railway line in the Kaimai Tunnel. The Kaimai Tunnel first opened in 1978 and plays an important role as the only rail link from the Port of Tauranga. Its location within the North Island’s Kaimai Range creates unique...
Northland bridges finally underway Project

Northland bridges finally underway

Northland is experiencing its largest ever programme of work on its State Highways. Among the numerous projects the Transport Agency has underway in the region, a number of existing single lane bridges are currently being replaced. By Mary Searle Bell. IN MATAKOHE, two new bridges are being built and 2.5km of road realigned. The...
Southland’s big roading project Project

Southland’s big roading project

It says something for the growth of our dairy industry that they’ve had to build a new road round the original Edendale factory, and this roading project is the biggest in the Southland region for many years. Hugh de Lacy checks it out. A herd of 300 cows was the basis for the country’s first dairy factory, at Edendale, 40...
A functional public venue Project

A functional public venue

Constructing an award-winning, terraced amphitheatre on an extremely steep site alongside the Waikato River was not without challenges. Richard Silcock explains. Demolishing derelict building foundations, removing contaminated earth and constructing a unique public amphitheatre suitable for staging outdoor concerts and events on a...
CRL UPDATE excavation completed Project

CRL UPDATE excavation completed

The City Rail Link is the largest infrastructure project ever to be undertaken here, creating a 3.45km twin-tunnel rail link up to 42 metres below Auckland’s city centre. It recently reached a milestone. The project includes a redeveloped Britomart Station, two new city centre stations and a redeveloped Mt Eden Station, where the City...
A short cycleway but a major challenge Project

A short cycleway but a major challenge

The Rapanui to Shag Rock Cycleway in Christchurch opened a year ago, thanks to Higgins who dealt with some major challenges during its build and delay. Information supplied by Higgins and edited by Alan Titchall. The Rapanui to Shag Rock Cycleway, part of Christchurch City Council’s Major Cycleway Routes, provides an eastern...
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