Foxbox cage for sewer project
Even the most straightforward of projects will have its challenges, as Higgins discovered when building the Havelock North Relief Sewer.
By MARY SEARLE BELL. HAVELOCK...
Category : Project
High tech monitoring in CRL construction
The construction of the City Rail Link (CRL) tunnels underneath Auckland’s city centre is a major challenge requiring a robust and innovative approach to construction...
New era from Lafarge and Holcim merger
The merger of the world’s biggest cement makers, Lafarge and Holcim, has had a significant impact on the way this country sources its cement. CHRIS...
Flood mitigation in Toowoomba
Angela Fry, a civil engineer, university lecturer, and principal project manager with the Toowoomba Regional Council, was a keynote speaker at the IPWEANZ 2016 conference held...
It’s all changing at interchange
An ‘army’ of earthmovers is remoulding the landscape in preparation for what will be a much improved highway interchange. RICHARD SILCOCK takes a look at...
Realigning the Manawatu River
Diverting the flow of a major river to stop erosion is no easy task. RICHARD SILCOCK takes a look at an ambitious project that is...
Eating with the fishes- thanks Tranzcarr
Tranzcarr Heavy Haulage moves big things a lot and often the loads are not terribly exciting. However, an acrylic underwater restaurant – a bit like...
A model approach to roading design – Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth
Auckland’s first state highway public private partnership, the Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth PPP project procurement is underway with contracts expected to be awarded in...
Iconic viaduct’s $13m revamp
CHRIS WEBB reviews a sizeable restoration project that has given an old classic and important viaduct a new lease of life. LOCATED 12 KILOMETRES south...
Alice strips down and says farewell
CHRIS WEBB says farewell to Alice, the tunnelling machine that chewed her way through 800,000 cubic metres of spoil under Auckland and laid more than...