SH1 Mangamuka Gorge emergency work complete - slip repair work begins
Kia ora koutou,
With the emergency protection work now complete, permanent works for slip repairs at SH1 Mangamuka Gorge have now begun.
While further information on the timeline for re-opening SH1 Mangamuka Gorge will be available by the end of next month, multiple work streams are happening in parallel to ensure that the critical route can be reopened as soon as possible. This includes:
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Mobilising work crews and equipment
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Fnishing the final pieces of emergency protection work
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Finalising the detailed slip repair designs
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Optimising our work programme to expand our resources and get work completed quicker
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Investigating longer term resilience solutions
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Continuing to carry out regular surveying, drilling and geotechnical investigations to ensure we stay on top of any changing conditions within the gorge.
We’re finalising the detailed slip repair designs as well as optimising our work programme while physical work on site is beginning,
Reconnecting Far North communities at this location is our priority. The work we’re doing now will mean slip repair construction can run as safely, smoothly and quickly as possible.
We know communities are eager to understand when the gorge will reopen, and we will share a timeframe as soon as we have it confirmed.
We are investigating how we can make more resources available in terms of crews, work sites and shifts which would accelerate the work.
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