Upgrading the Remarkables ski-field access road
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...
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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...
Kapiti’s Expressway forges ahead
Construction of the $630 million, four-lane Kapiti Expressway is forging ahead and despite technical challenges and a very wet winter contractors are rejoicing over progress....
Making good State Highway 58
An upgrading and widening programme on State Highway 58, which began in February, is being done in various stages. Costing $25 million, the first stage...
Transport Agency project: the Waikato Expressway
Construction work on the $2.1 billion, 102 kilometre-long Waikato Expressway is, according to the NZ Transport Agency, ramping up and moving along and is pretty...
French giant steps up its Kiwi presence
One of our biggest privately-owned contractors, HEB Construction, has been sold to French construction group Vinci for an undisclosed sum. The sale is consistent with...
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...
Opening up a dangerous bottleneck
[pull_quote_right author=””] “The new culvert will be located at the base of an existing steep sided gully, with Stringfellows and subcontractors complying with the strict...
The sensational new CAT E-Series
Two well-established South Island contracting firms, among the first in New Zealand to move to the eagerly awaited new Cat E-Series excavator range now available...