The sheet piling along the Hamilton Street boundary was completed earlier this week with our contractors now starting to move back into the middle of the site. All going well, we will be moving on to the last section of sheet piling at the western end of the site mid-next week.
This week sheet piling on the Museum, Exhibition and Civic Whare site progressed back towards Duram Street. The work on the Hamilton Street frontage is expected to be completed mid-next week, when contractors will start moving towards the middle of the site. In addition to sheet piling, excavation will commence at the eastern end, under … Continue reading CWEM Sheet Piling Update 5 July
This week the sheet piling on Hamilton Street has continued to progress well, with our contractors expecting to complete to the corner of Willow Street early next week. From Tuesday 2nd July, they will move back up the road across from the car park site and continue installing sheet piles towards Durham Street.
The CWEM sheet piling has been going well and at the end of the first week contractors are 15% of the way through. Next week they will continue down to the corner of Hamilton and Willow Streets. Once that is done, the pilers will go back to the spot opposite the Watts and Hughes carpark … Continue reading Sheet Piling Progress 21/6/24
Construction of our new civic precinct Te Manawataki o Te Papa is progressing. This week construction on the civic whare (public meeting house), museum, and exhibition gallery started, joining Masonic Park and and the new library and community hub which are already under construction. Sheet piling works started along the Hamilton Street side of the … Continue reading CWEM Construction Update 21 June 2024
Sheet Piling retention works at the Civic Whare, Exhibition and Museum (CWEM) site of TMOTP are expected to commence in mid-June This may result in neighbours noticing some level of vibration and noise as the works take place. Sheet piling works are expected to take up to 6 weeks to complete. The works will be … Continue reading CWEM Sheet Piling – June 2024
Tower Crane A tower crane will be installed at the TMOTP site from 7th May. This is a very exciting milestone for the Project. The crane will be used to assist with lifting heavy items such as structural components, as we come out of the ground. Test Piling Test piling at the Civic Whare, Exhibition … Continue reading May update: Tower Crane & current activity
Hydro Excavation (or Hydrovacing) will commence on Willow Street in the coming days. Hydrovacing is an excavation technique using pressurised water. This will allow the site hoardings to move onto Willow Street, to create the construction entrance and exit for the Te Manawataki o Te Papa Development site. As a result of this progress, the … Continue reading April Update: Hydrovacing on Willow Street
Since our last update, the Contractor has been making good progress on the installation of RAPs across the Library and Community Hub site with approximately 75% of the RAP installation complete. The remaining RAPs are expected to be completed in the coming weeks which will allow the Load Transfer Platform, a gravel raft used to … Continue reading February Update: RAPs progressing well
Happy New Year! All 21 test RAPs on the Library and Community Hub site at Te Manawataki o Te Papa have been completed, and the main piling works are now underway. As with the installation of the test RAPs, neighbours may experience some noise and vibration during this activity. These vibrations levels are significantly … Continue reading January Update: RAPs underway
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