A busy six weeks with more to come
Kia ora,
Welcome to our next update about the Walnut Avenue project, which is part of the NZ Upgrade programme. It has been a busy six weeks, with the team continuing major earthworks across the site.
This Sunday we will be temporarily closing the Walnut Avenue and East Street intersection to remove the existing road surface and to lay new asphalt. There is more information about this in the next section below.
Local residents will have noticed a lot of activity around the site lately. Over the past six weeks we have:-
-
Constructed the northern stormwater basin
-
Installed new light poles and relocated some existing light poles
-
Completed most of the major trenching for services
-
Built new kerb and channel throughout the site
-
Commenced footpath construction adjacent to the Ashburton Domain.
Over coming weeks we will be:-
-
Completing excavation of the southern stormwater basin
-
Building more kerb and channel
-
Demolishing the old KiwiRail building
-
Continuing stormwater drainage works
-
Continuing footpath construction across the site
-
Putting in traffic light foundations
-
Continuing with new road construction.
Some of you will have noticed that the e-Stop lights were removed over the school holidays and reinstated at the start of the school term. We continue to be pleased with the way students are using the e-Stops.
|