Parallaxx needed to provide expert Traffic Management knowledge to allow work to happen safely and efficiently around some of the busiest Auckland CBD Intersections. Parallaxx were part of the successful tender team and saw the project through to completion with a number of challenges around working space, traffic volumes and maintenance of property access along the way.
Auckland’s CBD development over recent years (and continuing) means a higher demand on the electricity network and not unexpectedly, upgrade work is occurring in parallel to ensure supply can meet demand and network resilience is appropriate. A major component of that was the upgrade of the 22kV line running the full length of Nelson St. Obviously this is an extremely busy corridor meaning a high degree of planning and coordination was necessary to even break ground.
Renewal of the large diameter watermain called Huia No.1 which has reached the end of its useful life. The watermain was built in the 1940s after World War II. To extend its life it was rehabilitated in the 1980s but now there is need to build a new pipe. Over the next few years, the 17km pipe is being built in sections across West and Central Auckland, in many cased through major intersection and long busy traffic routes.
The DIDP actually describes a suite of projects – encompassing numerous complimentary activities along Auckland’s waterfront. This project might just be one of the most challenging we have ever been involved with – requiring unique solutions, new ideas and significant communication right from tender time. The traffic volumes, coupled with the disruptive work means this project will forever be delicately working in the sweet spot between disruption and productivity.
The placement of overhead lines across the full length of Auckland’s rail network required the installation of bridge shields on every overbridge across Auckland to ensure safety of the high voltage lines from public above. 80+ locations with both sides of each bridge requiring multiple visits meant for a significant amount of quick-turnaround TMP design and management.
The final stage of Auckland’s Western Ring Route aiming to connect SH18 with SH1 . This was the first contract of its kind in New Zealand (a ‘Hybrid Alliance’) and Parallaxx were involved from tender time to encourage innovation in the Traffic Management space and ensure the best overall project result.
The Eastern Busway 1 portion of the comprehensive AMETI suite of projects involves an upgrade from Panmure Roundabout through to Ti Rakau Drive. A very narrow corridor in some places, some very major intersections, and a tidal-flow bridge all make for a complex and demanding upgrade project requiring detailed staging and coordination and some complex traffic modelling.
Numerous projects make up Auckland Airport’s extensive infrastructure programme over the next 10 years and beyond. One of these is the widening and improvement of the SH20A corridor leading into Tom Pierce Drive. Despite a scaling back of projects due to COVID-19 – this project will still continue albeit in a reduced capacity.
This major State Highway upgrade (part of the “Roads of National Significance”) utilises the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract model and requires colossal earthworks and Greenfields road construction over a 20km+ length. Most site access is conducted off State Highway 1 and with volumes above 20,000 vehicles per day on regular occasions – safety is critical – complex geometric and site-specific signage solutions were necessary.
The new 2.5 km long pipe is part of the Northern Corridor Improvements Project, worked on jointly by Watercare and the NZ Transport Agency and sits in the lower section of the bridge spanning 110m. The upper portion is a new walkway/cycleway and provides better access to Albany Station and the nearby business district.