Transmission Gully Motorway progressing well
There’s been some significant progress made constructing the $850 million Transmission Gully motorway that is beyond the public gaze. RICHARD SILCOCK checks out progress. SCHEDULED...
Category : Roading
Kaikoura slips – the work so far
The eventual clearance of $2 billion worth of slips blocking SH1 north of Blenheim could take until Christmas. By HUGH DE LACY. LIKE SH1, KIWIRAIL’S...
Slip lesson in Northland
This article first appeared in Contractor March 2017. Though not quite of South Island earthquake scale, the Hautapu slip in Northland was nevertheless a tricky...
Highway rebuilding in war-torn Liberia
This article first appeared in Contractor‘s December 2016 issue. A 180-kilometre road reconstruction project in the Republic of Liberia on Africa’s west coast has presented...
Welcome to the gateway to Christchurch
This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. The Memorial Avenue flyover is the gateway to Christchurch from the international airport, so it has...
Raising the road: Causeway Upgrade
This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. The $220 million Causeway Upgrade project is vital to the improvement of Auckland’s roading network and...
Southern hospitality: NZTA/NZIHT annual conference
This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. The NZTA/NZIHT annual conference is a gathering of roading industry specialists. The 17th event was held...
Best road maintenance contract model
This article is based on a presentation at the 2016 IPWEA conference by Jamie McPherson, chair of the REG Procurement SubGroup, and Chris Olsen, director,...
Road Asset Management (RAM) contracts
Road asset management is about managing existing roads as an integrated asset in the most cost-effective manner. RICHARD SILCOCK talks with some of those involved...
Waikanae image gallery
Picture credit: Mark Coote photography ...