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“ This model provides greater flexibility to the contractor and enabled innovation and consequent cost savings .”
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 will continue to be , a number of temporary road closures and diversion routes that change through the course of the project development ,” said Peter Simcock , Project Services Manager at the Transport Agency .
HEB Construction ’ s contractor representative Gary Budden has said that their good progress thus far wouldn ’ t have been possible without the goodwill of nearby residents and travellers .
“ We ’ ve established a haul road along the site , closed some roads , put up temporary traffic signals , created a diversion road , and moved a lot of earth … and right through it all the people have been wonderful ,” Budden said . “ I think they really ‘ get ’ what we are doing here and what will be achieved .”
The Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway starts south of the existing Tamahere interchange and runs for 16km , ending just south of Cambridge where it connects with the existing SH1 .
Rangiriri section – Fletcher Construction The Rangiriri section is also currently under construction . Work on this 4.8km project is scheduled for completion in 2016 . The estimated cost of this section is $ 106 million ; Fletcher Construction is the main contractor .
When complete , the section will connect the Longswamp and Ohinewai sections of the Expressway and improve connectivity between Auckland and Huntly and further south . The project is being delivered using an Early Contractor Involvement model ( ECI ), which allows for the contractor to be involved in the design phase and ensures designs developed are robust , constructible and are appropriately staged .
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