The making of Christchurch’s Western Corridor
There were a couple of complicating twists in what otherwise seemed like a simple four-laning of the middle of the three Christchurch Western Corridor projects....
Tag : RoNS
The original seven RoNS for dummies
ALAN TITCHALL looks at the origins of the ‘Roads of National Significance’ (RoNS) in part one of a three-part article series that will also cover...
A model approach to roading design – Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth
Auckland’s first state highway public private partnership, the Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth PPP project procurement is underway with contracts expected to be awarded in...
Chocks away for Transmission Gully
Physical work has started on Wellington’s $850 million Transmission Gully Motorway. It is the first New Zealand motorway to be constructed, financed and maintained under...
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....
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...
Christchurch roading project on its way
The obligatory sod-turning for $112 million Christchurch roading project has been done and the project is on its way and due for completion in 2018....
Taking the high road
DR BRYAN PIDWERBESKY, Fulton Hogan’s resident pavement and surfacing expert, reviews the country’s current approach to roading design. DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING the country’s roads...