Transmission Gully taking shape
It’s just over two-years since enabling work and construction of Wellington’s Transmission Gully Motorway began and it is forging ahead despite the difficult terrain and...
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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...
A milestone for contracting
The re-opening of SH1 between Christchurch and Picton on December 15, 2017, albeit only during daylight hours, was a PR coup for the South Island...
The day the trains started running
The massive Kaikoura earthquake largely spared population centres, but destroyed road and rail services. HUGH DE LACY tells how they got the trains running again...
Engaging with the environment at Taupiri
The Huntly section of the Transport Agency’s Waikato Expressway project had a couple of interesting challenges that have been overcome with great success. Engagement with...
Working against the elements: Mingha Bluff realignment on SH73
Rain, wind and snow have conspired to delay a major realignment on SH73 between Canterbury and the West Coast. Hugh de Lacy gets his wet...
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...
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...
Hunua 4 – taking in communities
Auckland’s Watercare called for ideas and innovation to soften the impact on communities of its massive infrastructure building projects. Story supplied by Watercare. WITH THE...
Western Belfast Bypass project
Three major highway projects in a row are under construction around the western side of Christchurch. HUGH DE LACY takes a look at the northernmost...