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9 September 2022 |
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O Mahurangi Penlink Project UpdateKia ora koutou, As the team have been progressing the design over the past three months, we’ve enjoyed getting out and about meeting people in the local community. We had a great turn out to our Whangaparāoa open days and look forward to seeing those that can make it to our Stillwater community information day on Sunday 11 September. Once again, we’ll be there to answer any questions and gain your feedback on the refined design. A range of questions have already been asked at these drop in sessions, and you can find answers to these, as well as lot more, further down in this newsletter and on our website here. Geotechnical investigation work has recently begun around Ara Weiti Road and will be continuing throughout the alignment, in Duck Creek Road and Archers Block next week. Keep reading to see what we have discovered so far. We’ve also been busy carrying out investigations for unexploded devices - keep reading to see what we have discovered so far. |
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Whangaparāoa community information daysA huge thank you to everyone who came along to our community information days held on Wednesday 10 and Saturday 13 August at The Archer in Whangaparāoa. Nearly 200 people joined us over the two events to ask questions and talk to the project team. It was great to see such a good turn out, showcasing how interested and engaged the local community is with the project. |
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Key questions raised at the information days
What changes have been made to the Whangaparāoa Road intersection design?
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Who is in the O Mahurangi - Penlink alliance?
Why has the design been refined?
Where did the name O Mahurangi come from?
How will flooding be managed?
More FAQs can be found on our website. |
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Unexploded device investigationsA couple of weeks ago, the project team carried out an investigation for unexploded devices (due to the Americans using the area for target practice in World War II). The investigations took place on the south east corner of East Coast Road & Ara Weiti Road intersection and approximately 1.4 hectares were searched and cleared. We found 11 horseshoes, numerous lengths of wire, some short lengths of chain, a couple of star pickets, and the tail of a mortar. |
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The mortar tail found during investigations |
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Geotechnical investigationsWe’ve also recently begun geotechnical investigations along the main alignment. These are the latest in a series of investigations carried out over several years to gain information about the soil and rock that will provide the foundations and earthworks supporting the project. A wide range of geotechnical investigation and interpretation techniques are being used including machine boreholes with core recovery, Cone Penetration Testing, hand augered boreholes, inspection pits dug by excavator, geophysical testing in boreholes, surface geophysical surveys and surface mapping by engineering geologists. The latest investigations being carried out are important because they will directly inform the detailed design of structures and earthworks on the O Mahurangi - Penlink project. |
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Geotechnical investigation team on site on Ara Weiti Road |
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A birds eye viewSome of our team members recently took the opportunity to see things from a different perspective, taking a helicopter ride along the O Mahurangi - Penlink route to get a better understanding of the landscape. It was a timely reminder of how stunning the wai (water) and whenua (land) is that we get to work on. |
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