Are wire rope barriers – barriers to oversize?
By JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, CEO, NZ HEAVY HAULAGE ASSOCIATION Wire rope median barriers have an excellent record for reducing head-on accidents in black-spot areas, however the requirements...
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Farewell and hello again
From Tommy Parker, general manager, System Design & Delivery, New Zealand Transport Agency. THERE’S NO DOUBT that since joining the NZ Transport Agency, or Transit NZ...
Greg Sheehan: A long hot summer made worse by PPE
By Greg Sheehan, Sheehan’s Transport Assistance WELL, HERE WE go again. A long hot summer made worse by PPE, February 2018 Contractor magazine. Somebody brave...
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...
PPE comments from the readership
Never in the history of this magazine has there been such an overwhelming response to a story. The moment ‘A long hot summer made worse...
12 years of foamed bitumen … a contractor’s perspective
Allen Browne from the Hiway Group spoke on the company’s experience with foamed bitumen at the 18th annual NZTA/NZIHT conference held late last year. This...
Rai Saddle realignment
A key risk-spot on SH6 between Blenheim and Nelson has undergone a challenging realignment. Hugh de Lacy reports. NO FEWER THAN 20 people have died...
A milestone for contracting
The re-opening of SH1 between Christchurch and Picton on December 15, 2017, albeit only during daylight hours, was a PR coup for the South Island...
Strengthening relationships
The year ahead promises to be one of challenges and opportunities for the NZ Transport Agency and the contracting industry, influenced by one significant government...
Four options for troublesome Manawatu gorge
On the eve of making a final decision, the NZTA has identified four alternative routes to the slip-prone Manawatu Gorge and none involves the existing...