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Northern Pathway project update
16 December 2020

Auckland Harbour Bridge

 

Kia ora,

The Alliance Management Team and I are looking forward to seeing you all at our Christmas wrap-up lunch this Friday from 12pm. It will be great to catch up for a final time before we head away for the festive break, please try to make it and remember to plan around the America’s Cup Regattas.

2020 has been a trying year for us all in many ways and I want to thank you all for hanging in there over the last few months and helping us to align and refine our project direction when things have been anything but straightforward.

There are a few timely reminders in this newsletter about being sun and road safe – please do take the time to take a read these and have a safe, fun, refreshing holiday break.

Will look forward to seeing you back in the new year and being able to set our course for 2021 and beyond.

Ngā mihi,
Hugh

 

 

Southbound clip on lanes close for maintenance

26 December 2020 to 4 January 2021

Waka Kotahi will be carrying out maintenance work, including resurfacing, on the southbound clip-on lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge this holiday season.

While work is carried out, southbound access off the motorway will be affected:

  • the Shelly Beach Road off-ramp will be closed.
  • access to Shelly Beach Road via Westhaven Drive will operate on a stop/go system.

Three lanes in both directions will remain open across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. However, delays are likely and motorists are advised to consider using alternative routes along the Northwestern Motorway (SH16) and State Highway 18 (SH18).

The resurfacing process used on the bridge requires three to five days to “cure” before traffic can driveon it. While this may look like nothing is happening, the team will be carrying out other maintenance tasks out of sight.

Unfavourable weather or other unforeseen circumstances may result in a change from advertised dates.

For more information contact help@asm.nzta.govt.nz or call 0800 444 449.

 

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New drink-driving advertising campaign

Waka Kotahi’s new drink-driving advertising campaign, Doors, launched earlier this month. This new campaign mainly targets people who continue to drive after more than a few drinks.

The campaign shows the different ways the choice to drive after drinking could play out and aims to remind people there are better options available, whoever they are and wherever they live.

Keep an eye out for this campaign on television, in cinemas, on billboards, Facebook, YouTube, video on demand (such as TVNZ) and posters and coasters in provincial pubs.

 

 

Be safe this season

With the holiday season fast approaching, we can all be forgiven for feeling a bit tired and distracted. But please be mindful of keeping safe:

  • Drive carefully, wear your seatbelt and do not drink and drive.
  • Be SunSmart - wear sunscreen, cover up and wear a hat during the hot times of the day.
  • Work safely around home.
  • If boating, check the weather forecast before you head out, have emergency equipment and wear a life jacket.
  • Take care of yourself and your family.
  • Come back rested and ready to start what promises to be an exciting year for NPW2A!
 

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Countdown to the Aotearoa Bike Challenge

In February 2020, Waka Kotahi will run the fifth Aotearoa Bike Challenge and we would love to enter an Alliance team!

The challenge is a free, fun competition that incentivises people to improve their health and wellbeing. It’s all about seeing which organisations can get the most people to ride a bike for just 10 minutes or more.

By encouraging more people to cycle we are helping make our towns and cities more pleasant places to be, and safer for people of all ages to get around.

You can find out more information and register on the Aotearoa Bike Challenge website. If you are interested in taking part, please contact Sandra.

 

 

Meet the team

Each fortnight, we'll introduce a member of the Alliance Management Team (AMT) so that you can get to know a bit more about them, and which area of the project they're responsible for.

This week, Bob Mawdsley, tells us about his role as Engineering Manager.

Favourite quote

“I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible that you may be mistaken” - Oliver Cromwell 1650. Essentially, it is an appeal against blindly following dogma and a reminder to always keep an open mind to other points of view.

What do you do in the Alliance and what makes you get out of bed each weekday morning to do it?

My role as engineering manager is to help the design and construction teams work together to deliver a project that works well, looks good and is easy to construct. It also involves working with the wider alliance team to understand the project, its impacts, and the things we need to do to keep the project moving forward.

The things I enjoy about the role are the opportunities it provides to work with really clever people across a wide range of disciplines, to keep learning, and that in the morning I’m never sure what I will be doing by the end of the day.

What is something people in your role must deal with that you would like to fix?

In many working arrangements, peoples’ ability to cooperate is constrained by contractual arrangements. I really enjoy working in alliances because they remove a lot of those constraints and allow us to be more flexible, to focus on what is best for project, and where necessary, to quickly adapt to changing circumstances.

What experience has helped you to get to this position in your career?

I have a degree in civil / structural engineering from the University of Auckland. I have worked as an engineer for more than 40 years in design, project engineering and engineering management roles, mainly in New Zealand but also for a period in Hong Kong. My work has ranged across buildings, bridges, tunnels, submarine pipelines, and transport infrastructure. On the way past I have also dabbled in quality management, tendering and winning work. In the past 10 years I have worked in three alliances; the Waterview Connection project where I was Temporary Works Manager; the Wynyard Edge Alliance on the AC36 Infrastructure project; and now the Westhaven to Akoranga Alliance.

What is your connection to Auckland?

I came to Auckland as a teenager to go to college, then university. While I have worked and lived in a lot of other places, we have had a home in Auckland since the 1980’s.

What are the values that drive you?

Fairness, honesty and integrity.

What is the last hobby you took up?

Surfing (before it’s too late). It’s proving more challenging than I thought it would be!

Where is your favourite place to be and why?

Whangapoua, on the Coromandel peninsula. Great beaches, fishing and cycling, poor cell phone coverage.

 
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