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“ This model provides greater flexibility to the contractor and enabled innovation and consequent cost savings .”
of a minor nature . The agency takes health and safety on site very seriously , and so we take great pride when our projects are delivered in safe work environments .”
Construction of the Ngaruawahia Section began in September 2011 and included seven bridges , six of which are overbridges and a new 142-metre bridge over the Waikato River .
Santos expressed her gratitude for Fletcher Construction ’ s hard work on the project : “ With their expertise and willingness to go the extra mile , we have shaved $ 50 million off the estimated cost and got the road open before Christmas .’’
Cambridge section – HEB Construction Construction began on the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway in September 2013 and the 16km stretch has an estimated cost of around $ 230 million . The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2016 .
HEB Construction is the contractor on the project .
Around 300 to 350 staff and subcontractors are on site at peak and to date 650,000 cubic metres of earth has been moved . There are eight bridges to be constructed in this stretch of the Expressway and on completion the Cambridge section will contain about 360,000 newly-planted trees . This section is predicted to reduce traffic through the picturesque rural town of Cambridge by up to 10,000 vehicles a day .
As the longest Expressway section that has been worked on to date , there have been several challenges for HEB Construction and the Transport Agency to overcome . One of the eight bridges is over the Karapiro Gully and is one of the biggest structures built in the region in recent times . The bridge is 200 metres long and 40 metres above the bed of the gully , with piles between 40 and 60 metres deep . “ There have also been , and
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