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NZ Transport Agency update on Waiho
NZ Transport Agency update on Waiho: timelapse video of the Bailey bridge reconnecting at Waiho over two very different days
• Here is the timelapse which joins the
two days’ work together people: https://youtu.be/STjQmWpbA3o
• Opening
day and time this weekend likely to you tomorrow (Friday)
morning.
Work completed on 10 April
2019
• Very wet weather overnight Tuesday and all of
Wednesday, with no access to the riverbed possible, so
completion schedule delayed slightly.
• Bailey bridge
launch successful to the north side.
Work programme
for 11 April 2019
• Dismantling and removing of old
bridge sections (these were used to launch the replacement
bridge to the north side of the river).
• Begin placing
the new Bailey bridge on piers and install bridge load
distribution beams.
• Continue fitting the bridge
decking.
• Start building the new bridge
approaches.
• Finalise planning for all work needed
once the bridge has opened. This includes pedestrian access,
guardrails and lighting.
Project page for
updates here:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh6-west-coast-and-waiho-river-bridge-storm-repairs/
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