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TREC Hawke's Bay recovery update |
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4 October 2024 |
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Tēnā koe, In this fortnight’s update we take a closer look at State Highway 2 (SH2) at Tangoio Falls Scenic Reserve, travel impacts and night works at Devil’s Elbow and Waikoau Hill. As we enter the warmer months, you will see a lot of activity on the network as the warmer conditions enable us to do work that’s difficult to do in colder and wetter months. This includes both post-cyclone recovery projects, as well as maintenance and operations work. |
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SH2 Tangoio Falls Reserve Underslip - starting soonOn SH2 about 25km north of Napier past Tangoio Falls Scenic Reserve, the last White Pine Bush recovery site is scheduled to start mid-October. This will be one of our trickiest jobs because it is steep, narrow and difficult to access. What’s happening? We will stabilise sections of two cyclone-damaged retaining walls with ground anchors and shotcrete. Most work is being completed by abseiling crews and by using an excavator close to the centre line of the road. Road user impact The road will be down to one lane under stop/go so our crew can access the site safely, and to accommodate machinery we need to use. We'll be working hard to get back to two lanes for Christmas. To see more detail about work in the picture below, click 'view online' at the top of this email and zoom in.
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SH2 Tangoio Falls Steep Underslip - completedSpecialist crews installed 109 ground anchors 8m long into the hillside under the road. The slope was then reinforced with steel mesh and a shotcrete wall (a spray on concrete). One big challenge was location. The steep slope meant one lane had to be closed so crew could safely access the repair sites. It was also often in the shade due to the hilly landscape, making it one of the coldest worksites on the network. Thank you for your patience and support to keep our crew and other road users safe while this critical work was being done. Completed Tangoio Falls site shown in image below |
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Concrete pour a milestone to celebrate at Glencoe Gorge, SH50Local civil contractor, Baron Contractors has been working on a range of recovery projects with TREC. Their latest is repairing and strengthening the damaged Glencoe Gorge culvert on SH50 by raising it to the road level. This will improve drainage and better manage water surface runoff. The recent concrete pour for the ground beam of the road safety barrier was a positive milestone, celebrated with a lunch shout by Baron’s Contracting. Central Hawke’s Bay is a tight knit community and Baron Contractors were quick to help the community after Cyclone Gabrielle. Martin Buys, Operations Manager, says, “We’re always learning. It’s great having the Project Manager and Engineers on site giving their advice and feedback. Having a different perspective helps us to refine our skillsets to run more smoothly and precisely. We’ve taken on board their advice and continue to use it on other projects.” SH50 Glencoe Gorge repairs |
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Plan your travelA raft of recovery work coming up along SH2 between Napier and Wairoa over the coming month includes: SH2 Devil's Elbow Overnight work started Sunday 29 September at Devil’s Elbow including shoulder widening, culvert installation, culvert inlet and outlet works, pavement works, asphalt surfacing and guardrail works.
Take a look at some of our work at Devil’s Elbow. SH2 Waikoau Hill rock scaling nightworks Earlier this week, crews started working nights at Waikoau Hill, just south of Tūtira, removing loose rocks (rock scaling) from the upper and lower hillside above the road. This continues the rock scaling which began in May, but was postponed due to wet weather. Work continues:
The work is expected to be completed by 5am Friday 18 October. During this work, stop/stop traffic management will be place (both directions held) for up to 15 minutes. Check Journey Planner for medium-high impact work or activity on the network. Below is an image of the rock scaling areas at Waikoau Hill |
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Highway HighlightsSH2 Hawke’s Bay North
SH38 Wairoa to Waikaremoana
SH5 Napier to Taupō
SH2, SH50, SH51 Hawke’s Bay South
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Your questions answeredWhy is there sometimes traffic management when there’s no crew on site? To protect road users, temporary speed limits, signs and cones are sometimes left in place even when there is no crew working on site. This could be due to reduced visibility, temporary surfaces, weather, and changes to the road layout that people may not be used to. When road users disregard traffic management, they put their safety and others at risk, including our road workers. Why do you need to reseal roads? The seal on a road is like paint on your house – it keeps water out of the structure underneath. Like paint, the seal breaks down over time and starts to let water in. When the road surface starts to break down, a reseal is needed. The ideal time is just before any damage occurs, so your road may still look like it is in good condition when we complete the reseal. You’ll see resealing happening from late October across the Hawke’s Bay network.
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Whakapā mai – Get in touchIf you spot an issue at a work site after hours, call 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 444449). Sign-up to receive these regular newsletters:
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