Project newsletter – November 2017

Volunteers planting along the banks of the Pauatahanui Stream.

Community planting day a success

Green fingered residents of the local community turned out in support of a community planting day held on Sunday 29 October at Lanes Flat, Pauatahanui.

More than 50 local residents, community group members and councillors donned their gloves alongside project staff and planted 1,000 native trees and shrubs along the banks of the Pauatahanui Stream.

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Heavy machinery hard at work on a section of the new motorway near Battle Hill Farm Forest Park.

Earthworks consents add up as they should

Great progress over winter despite stormy weather is keeping the Transmission Gully motorway on track for opening in 2020, with summer works now well underway along the entire 27 kilometres of the route.

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Aerial image showing a section of the alignment near Battle Hill Farm Forest Park heading north towards the Wainui Saddle.

Construction update

With summer officially about to kick off, the team have all machines working hard across the 27 kilometre alignment. With more than four million cubic metres of earth to be moved over the summer months, that’s equivalent to nearly four Westpac Stadiums worth of earth.

For an update from the project team on what’s been happening over the last month, and what to expect over the coming summer season, read more >

New starters Truth Purcell and Charné Janse van Rensburg.

Young people at heart of innovative recruitment drive

An innovation by CPB HEB Joint Venture to employ young local jobseekers on the Transmission Gully motorway project is proving a great success. 17 recruits, mostly from the Porirua area, have joined the project so far via the scheme.

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The Transmission Gully motorway mobile visitor centre on site at Paekakariki.

Paekakariki host to Transmission Gully motorway mobile visitor centre

With construction works well underway in the northern section of the Transmission Gully motorway, CPB HEB Joint Venture Construction Project Director Boyd Knights says the timing is right for the project’s mobile visitor centre to take up residence at Paekakariki.

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The community team attended Pauatahanui School's Lamb and Calf Day, held on Saturday 4 November.

Connecting with the community

The community is a big part of our project. With 27 kilometres to cover, we’re committed to keeping our neighbours updated, and we’re always out and about talking to people about what we’re doing in their area.

It’s been a busy few months for the community team, who’ve been working with the wider project team to update the local community on progress, attending community meetings and events and giving presentations to a number of groups.

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Rod Ladyman, CPB HEB JV SH&Q Manager being interviewed by Corran Crispe from Beach FM.

Meet the team

Listen to regular radio interviews with our team to hear more about what they're working on for the project.

In the latest radio interview, Rod Ladyman, CPB HEB JV SH&Q Manager talks about the Health and Safety and Quality measures in place for the project.

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More information

For more information on the Transmission Gully motorway project, contact us at 0800 TG INFO (0800 84 4636) or email us at info@tg.co.nz

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