Logistic overload
Restoring six SH1 bridges damaged in the Kaikoura quake involved a very complex heavy haulage programme to get over 100 concrete beams from the North...
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The rebuild of SH1: the second chapter
The great push to re-open SH1 between Picton and Christchurch in time for the Christmas holidays was a warmly-welcomed success, but the work goes on....
A milestone for contracting
Whatever it meant to the people of Kaikoura and North Canterbury, the re-opening of SH1 between Christchurch and Picton on December 15, 2017, albeit only...
Recognising Kaikoura earthquake work
By TOMMY PARKER, GENERAL MANAGER, SYSTEM DESIGN & DELIVERY, NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY NOVEMBER MARKS THE first anniversary of the Kaikoura earthquake and it’s timely for me...
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...
Swinging from the job
The past quarter-century has seen abseiling rise from a pastime for the not-so-faint-at-heart to a vital service in the civil construction industry. Hugh de Lacy...
Kaikoura slips – the work so far
The eventual clearance of $2 billion worth of slips blocking SH1 north of Blenheim could take until Christmas. By HUGH DE LACY. LIKE SH1, KIWIRAIL’S...