SH10 Kaeo Bridge improvements

Key milestones

These dates are our best estimate based on what we know today and may be subject to change.

March 2019: Design and consenting phase starts
July 2019: Site investigations completed
November 2019: Notice of Requirement and resource consent application with Far North District Council and Northland Regional Council
February 2020: Construction starts
December 2021: Construction complete and the new two-lane bridge opens

Flood water modelling

Our flood modelling has been completed and it shows that in a 100-year storm event, along with the effects of climate change, a super high tide and heavy rain, the new bridge may cause a localised increase in maximum flood depths immediately up stream of the project. (This is a localised increase and will not affect the Kaeo township.)

Existing flood depths in the affected location are already significant and the potential increase is considered minor. We have been talking with potentially affected landowners up stream about the flood modelling and what this may mean for their properties.

Geotech investigations

If you were on the Kaeo Bridge recently you may have seen people in orange operating machinery at various sites around the bridge. These people are part of the project team and they were carrying out geotechnical investigations.

This involved drilling down to identify where the layer of bedrock was so that the bridge piles will sit on hard ground. The bedrock was much deeper than we had anticipated. The piles at the northern end of the bridge will sit at approximately 30m deep and the piles at the southern end of the bridge will sit approximately 18m deep.

While carrying out this work, the project team found a non-active geological fault running through the project site. This is interesting to know but it does not affect the project.

Pohutukawa tree

From speaking to members of the Kaeo community, we have learnt that the pohutukawa tree alongside the Kaeo bridge has special significance, so we will be getting an arborist assessment on the current health of this tree. We will take great care of the tree when the time comes to demolish the existing bridge.

Hello Kathryn

We recently farewelled our Project Manager, Laura Devcich who is now on maternity leave awaiting the birth of her first baby.

We welcome Kathryn O’Reilly who is joining the team to take over from Laura as Project Manager.

Kathryn recently joined the NZ Transport Agency and has spent most of her working life in Northland. She was born in Te Kopuru (Dargaville) and went to school in Northland.
Kathryn has had decades of experience on local networks and state highways, seeing projects through from conception to final construction. The range of projects she gets to work on is what keeps her passionate about the industry.
Outside of work Kathryn enjoys gardening, cycling, kayaking and spending time with her grandchildren.

Introducing Melanie Norris

Melanie is with Fulton Hogan who will be building the new two-lane bridge and roundabout, and she will become your point of contact for questions and updates as the project develops and construction begins.

A born and bred Northlander from the Kaipara, Melanie has been working with the Transport Agency on the Matakohe and Taipa Bridges since 2017.


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	For more information on the SH10 Kaeo Bridge improvements project, contact us at northlandproject@nzta.govt.nz Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/kaeo-bridge

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