Waikato Expressway Project – NZ Transport
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
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“ The Rangiriri project has provided plenty of challenges .”– Rangiriri Project Manager Peter Murphy .“ We are constructing a new Expressway through an area of national historic and cultural significance . Working with a good team and taking the time to thoroughly engage with all our stakeholders will reward us with a project that we can all be proud of .”