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RIMS

Our land transport under Industry 4.0

Based on a RIMS presentation by Myles Lind, Senior Project manager Complex Projects, NZ Transport Agency, who is leading the agency’s digital engineering programme. If you have ever watched ‘Star Trek’, you would remember the Starfleet officers posing questions to the on-board computer on almost any engineering topic and...

2019 Perspectives

Perspectives 2019: Infrastructure and transport

BY HON PHIL TWYFORD, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT The Coalition Government remains committed to delivering a modern and efficient transport system. It’s been more than a year since this Coalition Government took office. We have spent that time working hard on our vision of making our country a greater...

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Committed to working with contractors

BRETT GLIDDON, GENERAL MANAGER, SYSTEM DESIGN AND DELIVERY, NZTA THIS IS MY FIRST COLUMN as the NZ Transport Agency’s new general manager, System Design and Delivery, and my appointment comes at a time of significant change for land transport; it is both challenging and exciting. The NZ Transport Agency is committed to working with...

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Concrete ideas to get Auckland moving

ROB GAIMSTER, CEO, CONCRETE NEW ZEALAND. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY across New Zealand, and particularly the Auckland region, is running at record levels. This is a welcome situation, as it indicates a prosperous economy and a developing country/region. However, there are several issues which are preventing efficiency gains for ready mixed...

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An exercise in logistics

A new cargo wharf and breakwater have recently been completed at Waitangi on the Chatham Islands. Logistics and the severe weather were some of the challenges facing the construction alliance tasked with the project. Richard Silcock reports. THE CHATHAM ISLANDS lie about 800 kilometres off the south-east coast of the South Island. There...

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Raising the road: Causeway Upgrade

This article first appeared in Contractor magazine's December issue. The $220 million Causeway Upgrade project is vital to the improvement of Auckland’s roading network and its completion date is just a few short months of summer asphalting away.  By MARY SEARLE BELL. THE CAUSEWAY CARRIES the Northwestern Motorway and a cycleway...

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Southern hospitality: NZTA/NZIHT annual conference

This article first appeared in Contractor magazine's December issue. The NZTA/NZIHT annual conference is a gathering of roading industry specialists. The 17th event was held in Dunedin at the end of October. ALAN TITCHALL was there. IF YOU’RE INTO roading engineering the NZ Transport and NZIHT conference is where, once a year,...

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The 'Kaikoura' Quake

These articles first appeared in Contractor magazine's December issue. Restoring our lifelines after last month’s monster quake By Tommy Parker, group manager Highways and Network Operations, NZ Transport Agency. Last month’s magnitude 7.8 monster earthquake wreaked havoc – isolating Kaikoura, cutting off access to some...

Stopping a slip  <br />slip-sliding away

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Stopping a slip  
slip-sliding away

This massive slip took ingenuity, logistics and careful planning to clear and stabilise.  RICHARD SILCOCK reports on how working safely was paramount on the highly unstable ground conditions. FOLLOWING A NUMBER of slips since last winter and another massive one in February this year, concerns were raised over the stability of the...

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Road Asset Management (RAM) contracts

Road asset management is about managing existing roads as an integrated asset in the most cost-effective manner. RICHARD SILCOCK talks with some of those involved with RAM contracts. THESE DAYS, WITH so many large road building projects under construction it is sometimes easy to forget that maintaining the existing road network is...

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