Hamilton
The CityEdge Alliance team are also focusing on bridges until the big gear rolls out again in spring.
A milestone is looming with the Gordonton Road overbridge likely to open to traffic in early October, about the same time as the SH26-Morrinsville Road bridge opens.
Most of the Hamilton local road bridges go over the expressway which gets dug out below. There are four exceptions where the expressway goes up and over – the railway/Ryburn Road bridge, and at Powells Road, Pardoa Boulevard (Greenhill interchange) and Puketaha Road bridges.
The 22km project requires about 3.6 million cubic metres of earth to be moved, and the team moved 1 million in their first season. They are now getting established this month for work around Puketaha Road so watch for changes there.
What’s happening currently, north to south:
Piling is complete at Osborne Road bridge and continues down the road at Kay Road bridge. Gordonton Road bridge leads the way with preparation for the concrete deck pour ahead of opening to traffic in early Ocober.
The beams are coming soon for the East Coast Main Trunk Rail bridge so Ruakura Road will close over three days on 15, 16 and 17 July when 24 beams will be lifted into place.
The beams are in place at Morrinsville Road bridge ahead of the concrete deck pour. The Mangaonua Stream diversion works are now complete and crane pads for bridge construction are being prepared. The Matangi Road bridge beams are in place ahead of the deck pour.
Tree felling is finished in the Mangaone and Mangaharakeke gullies, making way for bridge construction.
There is lots happening down at the Southern interchange where the East West Link bridge building continues, along with piling for the big retaining wall.
Don’t forget the Visitor Centre at the site office on Percival Road is open 10am-3pm weekdays; 9am-12 noon first Saturday of the month.
Construction is due for completion in 2020.
You can read more about the project here and view the aerial flyover here.
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