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This project in 2009 comprised the construction of a new bridge over the Tawhitikuri Stream at Taurewa. The bridge had been planned over a number of years since the 18. 6m beams were saved from a bridge demolition project on the local highway network...

We worked on this project for DOC in 2011 which involved the construction of a stream diversion to divert water from the spiral tunnel and then lining this with rock and geotextile. The rock was sourced from a local quarry and carted to site before being re-handled and placed in its final location. We managed to cart the spoil to an alternative disposal area (further away) which saved approximately 70% of the vegetation and regrowth on the nominated disposal area and thus presented a more natural outlook to bike path users The project involved the placement of two large 1600mm culverts and construction of some 450m of bike paths to underside of surfacing level house design and manufacture of a protection cage over the crew to ensure any rock blocks falling from the roof during drilling would not harm our crews...