NZTA Project Manager Reece Foster and Asset Manager John McDonald inspect repairs at Site 1, on the eastern side of Takaka Hill

Ten down, five to go

The Transport Agency’s Tasman Journeys team has almost completed work on the first of two stages of work. Ahead of the completion, the project team with representatives from the Transport Agency, Beca, Fulton Hogan and Tasman Journeys completed a walkover of the ten initial sites to inspect the job and check off any last remaining areas that need attention.

Project manager Reece Foster says the huge effort by the project team has been helped immeasurably by a hugely understanding and patient community.

“When we first saw this site immediately after Gita, everyone was wondering how on earth we were ever going to get the road repaired and reopened. I’m really proud of the work that the team has accomplished, and the enthusiastic and professional way that they’ve gone about the job. We know we’ve still got a big job ahead of us, and we’ll be doing everything we can to get the hill back to normal as quickly as we can.”

Work on the five remaining sites, which are significantly more damaged, will be starting shortly.

Join us at our Takaka Village Market stall

The NZ Transport Agency project team will be at the Takaka Village market between 9am and 1:30pm on 3 August to update locals and answer questions about the Takaka Hill project.

Now that the team has almost completed repairs to the minor slip sites and work on the more significantly damaged sites is soon to get underway, it's a great chance to meet the people involved with the project.

Stop by the stall to say hello, find out how work is going, and check out some interesting rocks dating back to dinosaur times that we've found during our investigations on the hill!  There will also be some fun activities for the kids.

Students inspecting rock formations at one of the Takaka Hill sites

School of Rock

A group of Golden Bay High School students recently got a first-hand look at what goes into repairing the cyclone-damaged Takaka Hill.

The students braved wind and rain to check out one of the major slip sites and hear about the interesting rock formations discovered through the investigation work.

They’ll use what they learned to complete a geology research project.

More information

For more information on the SH60 Takaka Hill repairs project, contact us at takakahill@nzta.govt.nz

Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/takaka-hill