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...
Category : Roading
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...
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...
NZTA & NZIHT conference: Delivering our highway network
The 18th NZ Transport Agency & NZIHT conference at Trinity Wharf Tauranga was another rich discussion for our roading engineers. Alan Titchall was there. I...
Recent trials test road markings
After a lot of research, newly developed road marker products are lasting longer on road pavement surfaces laid by roading contractors in this country. Richard...
NZTA & NZIHT conference: The view of a major road user
These are highlights from a presentation by Ken Shirley from the Road Transport Forum, made to delegates at the NZTA & NZIHT conference last month,...
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...
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...
Connectus JV keeps city moving
The Connectus JV is constructing a bridge to maintain traffic and people flows while protecting Auckland’s utility services. Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) is the...