At a Glance
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$20M
Provincial Growth Funding
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60KM
Route Length
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- Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Client
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Central Hawke's Bay Dist. Council
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- Location
- Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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- Client
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- Central Hawke's Bay Dist. Council
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Porangahau and Wimbledon Road Upgrade
The Porangahau and Wimbledon roads in Central Hawke's Bay have been troublesome for many years. Plagued with floods, landslides, closed roads, driver delays and lack of funding, the route's reliability and resilience were jeopardising the regional economy's prospects to thrive.
Central Hawke's Bay District Council had the opportunity to fix the route with the assistance of $20.1m funding from central government's Provincial Growth Fund; the Council quickly identified the need for support and expertise in delivering the programme and called us. Our team led the programme's development and management from inception, were integral in the funding application, planned all activities, led design, and managed the construction elements.
The programme presented complexities in developing and confirming bridge upgrade options, assessing safety risk to the route, understanding geological vulnerabilities of the pavement, and analysing flood risk to known hot spots, managed all inside a finite budget with extremely tight timeframes. We also helped the Council reach targets such as social procurement outcomes which provided jobs to locals.
Our collaboration with local iwi (tribe) Ngāti Kere and Ngāti Kere Hapū Authority throughout ensured iwi views were fed into the overall programme—iwi and the Authority prepared a cultural impact assessment report with recommendations, in particular for a silt removal project in Tāureakaitai Stream and around Flaxmill Bridge.
We're working with the Council as one entity to provide future generations with safe and durable roading infrastructure along a key thoroughfare in the district.
At a Glance
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$20M
Provincial Growth Funding
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60KM
Route Length
- Location
- Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
- Offices
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Client
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Central Hawke's Bay Dist. Council
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- Location
- Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
- Offices
- Client
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- Central Hawke's Bay Dist. Council
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Grant Maxwell, Growth Leader – Infrastructure Resilience
I want to build geo-resilient communities that can cope with an uncertain future.
Andrew Craig, Practice Leader, Flood Risk Management
I help clients understand the risks and impacts of flooding and develop resilient solutions to manage uncertainty and climate change.
Eleni Gkeli, Technical Specialist, Rock Engineering/Geotech, Pavements & Structures Leader
I’m proud that my work helps to maintain critical infrastructure of regional and national significance.
Melanie Muirson, Senior Principal Transport Engineer/Practice Leader—Road Safety
I’m passionate about road safety and by contributing towards reducing road trauma I can help get our communities home safely, every day.
Andrew Quigley, Senior Principal Transportation Engineer
Sharing my knowledge and providing strong leadership skills drives my passion for successful project delivery.
Roy Ching, Engineering Geologist
I collaborate with teams across various sectors that provide infrastructure solutions to help keep communities functioning.
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