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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...
A tank called FRED Project

A tank called FRED

Watercare’s new $30 million Fred Thomas Drive Storage Tank and Pump Station in Takapuna helps prevent wastewater overflows into Shoal Bay. Around 30 Fulton Hogan contractors and Watercare staff watched as a ribbon was officially cut and then an automatic door raised up, revealing the inside of the new pump house, which transports...
BLANCHE sets tunnelling record Project

BLANCHE sets tunnelling record

A new Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) was used at Army Bay, Whangaparaoa to help install a new outfall pipeline, as part of $31 million upgrades to Watercare’s Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant. The wastewater plant currently services the population of Whangaparaoa Peninsula, Orewa, Hatfields Beach and Silverdale. Operational since...
Russley Road and stressed lobsters Project

Russley Road and stressed lobsters

Cathy Forrest and Aidan Brannan were engineers on the McConnell Dowell-Downer Joint Venture that completed the SH1 Russley Road Upgrade in Christchurch. They made a joint presentation at the CCNZ Conference in Hamilton this year. Alan Titchall was there. The Russley Road project was located adjacent to Christchurch International...
More than a highway Project

More than a highway

Akin to a giant jigsaw, a transport project made up of interlinking and diverse parts is being constructed in Auckland. Richard Silcock reports. Known as the Northern Corridor Improvements (NCI) programme this transport package will, when completed in four years’ time, extend SH18, provide additional busway facilities, introduce a...
Award winning water treatment plant Project

Award winning water treatment plant

In south Auckland, the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant has recently been upgraded and the project has collected at least two major CCNZ Awards so far. By Mary Searle Bell. Already the largest wastewater plant in the country, the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant has been expanded so it has the capacity to cope with the expected...
Tight site and a tight frame Project

Tight site and a tight frame

For Fulton Hogan, tasked with constructing a new section of road, installing stormwater pipes and upgrading the sewer on a narrow site near Queenstown Airport, it was a race against the onset of winter and the tourist season. Richard Silcock explains. Since opening in late December last year, the Eastern Access (Hawthorne Road...
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