Levelling-up with double tee flooring installation
Quarterly drone video fly-over
A new season means it's time for our quarterly drone flyover of the Te Kaharoa precinct, as BESIX Watpac's Adrian Jones talks you though the latest happenings on site.
The video gives you a great idea of how quickly Te Kaha's superstructure is progressing, with Level 1 double tee flooring being installed on two stands, and the rakers for the tiered seating being put in place in the southern stand.
Installation of 'double tee' flooring begins
Another milestone has been reached on Te Kaha's construction, with the first of the 'double tee' concrete flooring panels being installed on the first floor of the western and southern stands.
These large concrete panels consist of two prestressed 'ribs' and a connecting top slab, and are often used in large buildings, stadiums and multi-storey car-parks where large, column-free spaces underneath are required.
Cranes are lifting the double tee panels into position from the field of play. The double tees then have a reinforced concrete topping slab installed to form the final floor level.
This drone image shows how the steel construction of the southern stand is progressing quickly, with the rakers that will hold the tiered seating now being installed in the south-western corner.
You can view more images of this work by clicking the button below.
Faces of Te Kaha:
Mark Noonan
Position: Project Director of finance and assurance for Christchurch City Council.
Day to day: Keep the financial side of the project running smoothly. I pay the bills, consultants and BESIX Watpac, and I’m responsible for liaising with and arranging the draw-down of the $220 million of funding from Treasury. I work very closely with the Council’s delivery and design Project Director, Kent Summerfield, and we both represent the Council in meetings.
Best part of my job: I really enjoy being part of an enthusiastic, passionate team and working with a really good contractor. I’m not an autocrat or like being one of the guys in charge, but I love working as part of a team to build these community facilities.
Past project: I was in charge of the post-earthquake rebuild of the Taiora: QEII Recreation and Sports Centre. It wasn’t just the financial side, but the construction and delivery as well, and we finished the project early and under budget.
I’ve looked after the redevelopment or construction of seven Rec and Sports Centres over the years.
Outside of work: I manage two harness-racing syndicates. Harness racing is my passion; we’ve got 15 trotters and had 129 wins, so we’re probably one of the most successful harness racing syndicates in New Zealand. I probably spend two-thirds of my weekends every year travelling around the country to different races.
Weekly site progress photos
If you want to regularly keep track of how the construction of Te Kaha is progressing, we publish weekly site overview images on the News and Announcements page of our website.
There's also a library of all weekly photos in the dropdown menu at the bottom of the page.
Venues Ōtautahi newsletter
Christchurch City Council will own, and is responsible for, the construction and delivery of Te Kaha, while Venues Ōtautahi (VO) will manage and operate the venue once construction is completed. VO will be responsible for attracting, planning and delivering events, the guest experience, and securing commercial partnerships.
If you would like to stay connected with VO's venue developments at Te Kaha, visit te-kaha.co.nz (or click the banner below), and scroll down the page to subscribe to their email updates.
What to expect over the coming months
The next six months of the Te Kaha project will see work continue on the superstructure bowl.
Because of the huge size of the project, the different stages will overlap to streamline the process. That means as one phase of work progresses across the site (working from south to north), the next phase will follow closely behind it.
Q3 and Q4 2023 – Substructure concrete pours are now completed, and work is now focused on forming the ground walls and pillars, and installing superstructure steel. Contractors will begin installing steel columns and seating tiers in the western stand later in the quarter. Superstructure work on the arena bowl will continue for the remainder of the year.
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