It says something for the growth of our dairy industry that they’ve had to build a new road round the original Edendale factory, and this roading project is the biggest in the Southland region for many years. Hugh de Lacy checks it out.
A herd of 300 cows was the basis for the country’s first dairy factory, at Edendale, 40...
The highest bridge to be constructed on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway required 144,000 cubic metres of earth to be excavated beneath it. Richard Silcock talks with those involved in the project.
This 18.8 metre high curved bridge on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway straddles an excavated cutting through...
The second section of the Kapiti Expressway is advancing northwards with construction well underway. Richard Silcock went to check on progress.
PHOTOS: MARK COOTE PHOTOGRAPHY
Over the years...
The present concrete, two-lane-bridge over the Otaki River on SH1 was built in 1955, replacing a 272-metre-long wooden bridge which was...
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 concerned parties has ensured the road could be built through an area sacred to local Maori and land administered by the Department of Conservation. By Mary Searle...
When your childhood passion is making things, the choice between following your father into a career in accountancy, or opting for an engineering degree is an easy one. By Mary Searle Bell.
AFTER COMPLETING HIGH school, Paul Herbison left his hometown of Whakatane and headed north to begin a Bachelor of Engineering degree at the...
Contracting company, Higgins, has been involved in infrastructure projects in Fiji for the past four years. Currently, it is involved in upgrading a section of the Queens Road on the south-western side of the main island of Viti Levu. RICHARD SILCOCK profiles the $66 million project.
ALTHOUGH A MAIN arterial for tourist and commercial...
This article first appeared in Contractor March 2017.
A $268 million project in Auckland will address severe congestion issues plaguing the Southern Motorway that creates delays for freight and commuter vehicles. By MARY SEARLE BELL.
AN ESSENTIAL PART of Auckland’s motorway network, the Southern Motorway is the primary route between...
This article first appeared in Contractor magazine's December issue.
A wife’s charitable nature sees an Ashburton contractor donating his time, money and equipment to his local community, and doing so happily. By MARY SEARLE BELL.
GRANT HOOD CONTRACTING is a smallish, Ashburton-based contracting firm that specialises in earthworks...
One of the country’s highest roads was recently upgraded and extended by over five kilometres. RICHARD SILCOCK explains how this difficult project was achieved.
THE TASK OF UPGRADING and sealing a 5.56 kilometre section of the Remarkables Ski-field Access Road near Queenstown was given to Fulton Hogan, which was faced with working in...
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 this comparatively fast moving project in the Hutt Valley north of Wellington.
THE OFTEN ACCIDENT prone intersection of State Highway 2 and State Highway 58
(Haywards Hill)...
