Project newsletter – Autumn 2019

We start this newsletter by acknowledging the harrowing events in Christchurch last week which have touched the lives of all of us. Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragedy.

In the three months since the last project update, we have made great progress with much of it being structures focused.

The traffic switch at Pauatahanui gives road users a chance to fully understand the sheer size of the new road as they drive under the bridge that will eventually carry State Highway 1 traffic.

At Linden, we are in the process of lifting beams onto the bridges over State Highway 1, a logistically challenging piece of work which drastically changes the landscape for road users and gives a real sense of how this significant piece of road will function once completed.

They are exciting times for everyone involved and we look forward to sharing progress with you as we move towards completion.

Sections of the 27km long Transmission Gully motorway are ready for pavement construction and then final surfacing.

Paving the way for a major project milestone

Transmission Gully’s 27km main alignment will hit another significant milestone in coming weeks when pavement construction begins in the southern part of the project. The process of constructing pavement involves the placement and compaction of the many layers of aggregate that make up the base layers under the final road surface.

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Transmission Gully’s health and safety culture is having a positive effect on the Wellington region.

WorkSafe praise for Transmission Gully’s health and safety culture

Transmission Gully Project’s approach to health and safety is being applied on other construction sites in the Wellington region, according to WorkSafe Technical Specialist Rob Birse, who visited the site recently.

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To honour Ngāti Toa involvement in the Transmission Gully Project an iwi artist has been commissioned to create a unique piece of artwork which will be placed on the southern end of the alignment.

Working with iwi to form strong partnerships

The strong partnership between the Transmission Gully team and Ngāti Toa Rangatira will culminate in an art wall along Transmission Gully at SH1 in Linden.

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Community Relations Manager Belinda Mackenzie-Dodds speaking about the project at one of the many community events that the Transmission Gully Team attends.

Transmission Gully gets involved

The sheer scale of the Transmission Gully project means that it touches on many communities both in terms of local employment and physical impact. Transmission Gully Community Relationships Manager Belinda Mackenzie-Dodds says it is a goal of the Wellington Gateway Partnership that the project builds positive relationships with the communities that are impacted by construction work.

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Beams being placed onto the northbound on-ramp Linden in October 2017.

Bridge beams lifted over State Highway 1

Throughout March and April, the Transmission Gully team is lifting and placing bridge beams across the SH1 connection to Kenepuru Drive in Porirua, the northbound flyover connection on to Transmission Gully, and the middle section of the new Collins Avenue overbridge in Linden (near Tawa College).

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Traffic moving along the new layout of SH58 at Pautahanui.

Construction progress

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some of the latest photos for key areas of the project.

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Construction milestones

Have a look at the visual representation of what has been achieved to date and the upcoming milestones.

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The Transmission Gully mobile visitor centre on-site at Pātaka Art + Museum.

Mobile information centre visits Porirua

Looking for the Transmission Gully information centre? Head to Porirua where you will find it located next to Pātaka Art + Museum for the next few months, after which it will move to Kāpiti in May.

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