| Works completed in the last 3 weeks: Good progress is being made, so far we have: Established on site. Implemented perimeter fencing, located services with potholing, and installed CCTV. Concentrated excavations in areas where subsoil drainage is to be installed. Installed temporary path for pedestrians and cyclist to get around the site safely. Cut and formed future shared path from new pedestrian crossing to Silverdale Road. Formed and laid concrete for the wider shared path between Matangi Road and Morrinsville Road. Excavated areas ready for the raingardens. 20% of the subsoil drain network installed. Installed all catchpits. Installed signal ducts. All concrete and kerbing has been removed. At least 50% of the pavement has been removed. Works planned for the next 2 weeks: The widened shared path opens between Matangi Road and Morrinsville Road by Friday 13 March. Finalise subsoil drains. Connect subsoils to stormwater outlets. Install rain gardens & outlets. Excavate more of the main road alignment. Prep area for subbase pavement (first of 4 pavement layers). Drilling for power and fibre. Businesses are open : Businesses, including cafes and a flower shop are all still open on Morrinsville Road and Matangi Road. Please show them support and pop-in when you can. Benefits of road closure Closing the intersection means we can: Complete the work 5 to 6 months faster than if we had kept it open with a stop/go system, which would have still caused significant travel delays over a longer period. Save around $1million in construction costs, which are being reinvested into wide shared paths on the most popular school routes further along Morrinsville Road, which the community asked for. Avoid staged construction creating a higher quality road surface without joins. Photos The ground level photos are from last week. The aerial photos are from this week. |
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