Dealing with tight tolerances
A family run contractor employs the latest surveying technology to build a council roading project with challengingly tight tolerances. IN OCTOBER LAST year Jilesen Contractors...
Category : Feature
Emily’s great bridge
Constructed in the 1870s, the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York is legendary for several reasons, one being the pivotal role Emily Warren Roebling held...
Taking the high road
DR BRYAN PIDWERBESKY, Fulton Hogan’s resident pavement and surfacing expert, reviews the country’s current approach to roading design. DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING the country’s roads...
Runway Innovations
Lawrence Schäffler looks back on how the looming threat of WWII kick-started the development of the NZ Air Force’s infrastructure and how a shortage of...
From little boysenberries…. Big things grow
Before the Tasman District Council (TDC) put out its tender for the Richmond Water Treatment Plant (RWTP) build, there was a lot that needed considering....
Ramping up Auckland’s housing supply
Ross Reid Contractors provides the motorway connection for residential and business developments vital to Auckland’s growth in what has turned out to be a privately...
The go-between – investing in youth
ALAN TITCHALL talks to ALISTAIR MCINTYRE about his latest industry recruiting programme, Youth Into Industry. IT IS LATE AFTERNOON on New Year’s Eve at Russell...
Roading Lessons from the UK
by Vijay Naidu
After years of neglect, the UK government is spending an unprecedented £15 billion on Britain’s roading infrastructure in improvements, expansions and repairs. ALAN TITCHALL explains....
Road Science triumphs on the highway
by Vijay Naidu
How a Mt Maunganui company’s world-class laboratory expertise won a major award for enabling efficiency gains and cost savings to be made on a long-term...
Heritage Trail to Arthur’s Pass
by Vijay Naidu
Of all the mountain roads in New Zealand, none matches Arthur’s Pass for the complexity of its engineering. HUGH DE LACY finds out why. A...