The Civic Whare, Exhibition and Museum site is ramping up the works as the main build starts above ground. Prior to Christmas the ground improvement works were completed and over the last month the rainwater tanks have been installed below ground. A crane is being erected in the center of the site to do the … Continue reading CWEM May 2025 Update
In the next few weeks you may see some new activity on the CWEM site. The LTM team are going to get 2 rainwater tanks installed in the ground. A hole needs to be dug and to support the edges of the hole, some sheet-piling needs to be installed, and then later removed. The sheet-piling … Continue reading CWEM March 2025 Update
LT McGuinness and the CLL team have made excellent progress this week with 99% of the RAPs now installed. We are anticipating finishing the work on Monday. A great result to have the ground improvements wrapped up for Christmas! Thank you for your patience and understanding while we have been doing this work - it … Continue reading Ground improvements update 13 December
A slight miscalculation last week had us underreporting site progress last week. As of today the piling team is 88% of the way through the ground improvements work - we're looking forward to completing the RAP piles what is looking to be ahead of schedule (barring any unforseen issues or ground conditions in the remaining … Continue reading CWEM ground improvements update 6 December
The piling team made excellent progress this week with almost 60% of the rammed aggregate piles installed. Next week the piling rig will continue to move towards Baycourt Theatre.
RAPS piling continues well this week with the team hitting the 50% mark! The contractors moved the piling equipment to the western end of the site this week and next week will start at the Hamilton Street side before moving operations south towards Baycourt.
After a pause in activities last week, progress has continued with almost 50% of the RAPs installed. Next week the team aims to complete the lower (eastern) section of the site.
Piling work progressed well this week for a short week with 96 further aggregate piles installed. Next week the team aims to complete the eastern part of the site before moving the equipment to the top of the site nearer to Durham Street.
Progress on site slowed this week due to some restricted work hours that were put in place to give some respite for neighbours. The team are just over one third of the way through the ground improvements for CWEM.
Four weeks into the RAPs piling programme and our contractors are continuing to make excellent progress. By the end of the day the area under the future exhibition building will be completed! The team will be working on more of the perimeter piles next week as they continue east toward Willow Street.
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