IECA Events

Transmission Gully, NZ - Study Tour

IECA Australasia 2018 inaugural Study Tour to the Transmission Gully Project near Wellington, New Zealand.

$165AU (incl GST) IECA Member | $209AU (incl GST) Non-member
PDH credits: 5

We are very excited to add more events to the IECA Aust. Calendar, this time as a one-day study tour. IECA Aust. is working with the CPB HEB JV team to host a visit to the Transmission Gully project, one of the largest and most complex civil construction projects currently underway in Australia and New Zealand.

Built to demanding specifications, the design and construction of the Transmission Gully motorway reflects the need for another route between Wellington and the lower and central North Island that will be safer and more reliable for motorists and better able to resist and recover from earthquakes and storms.

The project covers 27km of new motorway and is highly complex, with difficult and steep terrain requiring large-scale earthworks during construction of the project. 25 new structures equating to a total length of more than a kilometre will be constructed along the route. The largest of these, the Cannons Creek Bridge, will stretch 230 metres in length and sit 60 metres above the valley floor.

The $850 million Transmission Gully motorway is being delivered as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) by Wellington Gateway Partnership in partnership with the New Zealand government. A key part of the Wellington Northern Corridor ‘roads of national significance’, the project is one of the most significant single pieces of new road construction in the lower North Island.

The project has significant constraints to environmental management, particularly with regard to erosion and sediment control. This has necessitated the development of an integrated and creative methodology for ensuring appropriate environmental protection during construction.

This is a one in a lifetime opportunity to see the challenges of construction first hand and discover some of the innovative ways that the project team has managed erosion and sediment control during earthworks.

Site visit agenda: Thursday 19th April

You will need full PPE to visit the site: safety cap lace-up boots, long sleeves and long pants, safety vest, hard hat and safety glasses. Spares will not be available on the day. If you arrive without all of the above PPE you will not be able to participate in the site visit.

This opportunity is open to IECA members and non-members from both New Zealand and Australia.

IECA Australasia encourages Australian delegates to attend this study tour and witness first-hand the challenges this project presents and the innovative way that the project team has embraced environmental management.

Places are strictly limited to maximum of 20. We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.

Details

19th Apr 18

Venue Wellington, NZ

Registrations Open 8th Mar 18 12:00 AM

Registrations Close 18th Apr 18 11:59 PM

Cost AU $ 209 (Inc. GST)

Places Available 3

Registration

• Event date has passed
• Registrations are closed