This project was to complete cycle lane and shared path facilities in the Grey Lynn area. There was a major challenge in that the work went along Richmond Road through the township part, where there is high vehicle and pedestrian volumes, as well as numerous store fronts and vehicle parks. We needed to reduce traffic to a single lane full time over a 400m length, including side roads
The Grafton Gully Cycleway project presented a number of challenges – mainly the tight working spaces adjacent to the motorway and the tunnel under Wellesley Street (it was open trenched). The high traffic volumes through this area required us to maintain traffic flows as much as possible
Widening of the Southern Motorway in Auckland over time has pushed State Highway 1 extremely close to adjacent commercial properties in this very constrained corridor. Improved noise protection was called for and due to the already constrained corridor – construction was a challenge to ensure safe working room, and limited disruption on New Zealand’s busiest road.
The EWNOC project is the delivery of maintenance works on the East Waikato State Highway network. This involves a lot of resurfacing works, as well as other non-standard maintenance. The work locations vary (urban, high speed rural, Level 1, Level 2, gorges, mountainous, etc) and the timeframes for completing works is typically short
The DIDP actually describes a suite of projects – encompassing numerous complimentary activities along Auckland’s waterfront. This project might just be one of the most challenging we have ever been involved with – requiring unique solutions, new ideas and significant communication right from tender time. The traffic volumes, coupled with the disruptive work means this project will forever be delicately working in the sweet spot between disruption and productivity.
A dangerous road environment – the intersection of Coatesville Riverhead Highway and Dairy Flat Highway (formerly State Highway 17) is an accident black spot, high speed and tightly constrained. This project aims to completely reshape this high risk space. The challenge is to do so whilst maintaining full existing function during construction – and ensure safety of road users and road workers in the process.
Network improvements through the Clevedon Area (to and from the Ardmore pump station) are necessary for network growth and resilience. Unfortunately the road network in this area is a series of narrower high speed roads giving little room to accommodate construction concurrent with normal traffic flow.
Now a very busy corridor – the Brigham Creek Road section through Whenuapai leading to Hobsonville remains a tight environment with little room for other road user groups aside from vehicles. This project aims to change that with road widening and insertion of shared paths safe for pedestrians and cyclists. Some additional safety improvements are also planned. As with any project like this in a busy area – space is at a premium and the challenege is to complete all that valuable construction whilst minimising disruption.
Auckland’s roading network requires constant renewal maintenance and given it’s size – the region is split into contract areas and the South West Urban area (Managed by Downer NZ) is one of the largest. Given the size, significant resource is required and Parallaxx provides supplementary TMP design support to Downer to maintain productivity in their contractual obligations and keep the network in good shape.
Maintaining Auckland’s vast road network requires a partitioned approach – and the South Rural area is compartmentalised into one contract area. The unique challenge of this area is the high speed (and still relatively high volume), narrow, and vast nature of the contract area. From a Traffic Management point of view – a high volume of work is required – necessitating responsive and flexible TMP design and management.
