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TREC Hawke's Bay recovery update |
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23 August 2024 |
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Tēnā koe, Welcome to our latest update. In this issue we focus on SH5 and SH38. Check out the sites that we will be starting over spring on SH5, and a deeper dive into the Captain's Culvert repair. The video is a must watch! Our recovery, and maintenance and operations work will keep our state highways safe and resilient. |
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Upcoming recovery sites on SH5 What’s happening on SH5?Work on the seven safety improvement sites is almost complete, and now the teams are ramping up work on the remaining recovery sites. The Pokopoko Gully and Stoney Creek recovery sites have been finished, and repairs to Captain’s Culvert are almost complete. We will be working on five additional sites, with most expected to be completed by the end of the year. Over the next month repairs begin on the culverts at Dillion’s Hill and North of Hill Road in Esk Valley. Later in spring we will start two particularly complex sites, Māori Gully and Tarawera Culvert, which will take three to four months to repair. The SH5 recovery programme will likely be finished in early autumn 2025. |
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Watch: SH5 Captain’s Culvert repairsAfter Cyclone Gabrielle, Captain’s Culvert was clogged with debris and silt. A blocked culvert can damage roads and create safety issues for drivers, potentially leading to highway closures. Our repairs will help prevent future damage and closures by slowing water flow during heavy rain, protecting the stream’s walls from erosion, and ensuring the culvert works properly. We’ve added large rocks and rock-filled baskets to prevent future damage. Watch this video to learn more. |
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Crews attached by rope install fibre matting to prevent erosion SH5 Dillon’s Hill Sheetpile repairThose driving SH5 will have noticed a passing lane has been partially closed on Dillon’s Hill, not far north of Esk Valley. We’ve done this so crews can safety access and repair a challenging site that was affected by erosion after Cyclone Gabrielle left the road vulnerable to an underslip. You can see from this photo that the crew are doing a great job navigating this site, which has a 15-metre drop. Here, the abseiling crews are installing a special type of woven fibre matting to prevent erosion. |
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SH38 UpdateTREC is steadily making progress in repairing the underslips caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Underslips happen on the downhill side of the road and pose a risk to the road above if they aren’t addressed. In this photo you can see local Wairoa contractors QRS and TREC tackling a complex 8-metre-high underslip site next to Waiau River. This site is finishing next week. Next week we will also start work to repair the scour near Piripaua power station. More repairs are starting soon near Kaitawa and Mangakino Bridge.
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Your questions answeredYou seem to be going back to fix the same potholes. Why don’t repairs last? Over winter, our roads face a familiar challenge - potholes. They seem to appear overnight, causing safety risks and frustration for drivers. You might notice we sometimes go back to the same places to fix potholes – that’s because we often perform temporary fixes during the colder months, with more permanent repairs carried out in summer. Here’s the process:
Why the two-step approach? Temperature matters! Cold temperatures affect the quality of asphalt. Permanent repairs require warmer conditions for proper bonding and longevity.
The temporary patches are a stopgap measure. Come summer, we’ll be back for the permanent fixes and the roads will be smoother.
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