As part of the western ring route suite of projects the construction and traffic staging had to be developed to work in unison with the staging of the 2 existing projects Lincoln Road upgrade and the causeway upgrade. This involved upgrading the intersection and realignment of all ramps. Additional complexity was added when the Te Atatu Road corridor improvements project started
This project involves another new roundabout construction on a State Highway. This time at the intersection of SH1 and SH15 south of Whangarei. SH1 still carries high volumes of traffic, particularly heavy vehicles and we must maintain two way traffic flow at all times. High speeds and space constraints are the major challenges on this project
To individually assess over 170 VMS boards around the country, collate accurate information regarding the road environment they are situated in and recommend appropriate temporary traffic management methods for both the inspection of each board, as well as heavy maintenance too.
Across New Zealand every driver would have interacted at some point with a road safety billboard encouraging safe behaviour and good decision making whilst using New Zealand’s road network. The maintenance of these billboards is no small feat – and of course requires safe and efficient Traffic Management that largely goes unseen. With a huge number of sites, and a demanding maintenance programme, fast and responsive TMP design is critical.
This project is almost entirely offline meaning the impact on the road corridor is via large vehicle movements (site access) and some service connections work only. The nature of the location however presented some unique road safety challenges in a high speed rural area not suited to accommodate large trucks moving to and from the site area.
Access to the site was from Puhinui Rd, with Fairly high amounts of heavy traffic as well as a number of schools in the surrounding street. Access to the pedestrian over bridge was limited to able bodied pedestrians due to the removal of some of the access ramps.
Growth in and around Glen Innes in East Auckland meant that the existing power supply was being put under pressure, and increased capacity was required. Large trenches through bustling urban areas and through major intersection meant timing and clever TMP design were crucial.
The northern end of the site is a popular route for cyclist with main cycles routes from the south and east passing through this area, so it was important to maintain safe access and warning of the works to cyclists.
Construction methodology involved deep long trenches often on low volume roads. Clients preference was for the use of barriers however due to road constraints, these were often not able to be installed compliantly, posing additional risk to workers, as well as reducing the amount of work space affecting their productivity.
A complex project to add a supplementary footbridge over State Highway 1 on the Northern Motorway in Auckland. This project requires significant construction adjacent to and over one of New Zealand’s busiest motorways. All whilst ensuring minimal disruption and retained function of the major motorway interchange that the project is dissecting. The end result will be a fantastic and safe shared use facility however not before the challenges of construction through a fully functioning motorway itnerchange are fully overcome.