CURRENT NEWS

Mercer Longswamp – Retaining Walls: September 2005

Peters and Cheung have designed 120m of MSE walls for McConnell Dowell Constructors who are currently constructing the upgrade to State Highway 1 between Mercer and Longswamp.

Newmarket viaduct: September 2005

Peters and Cheung  have been appointed by Transit to review the proposals for upgrading the 700m long Newmarket Viaduct. The proposals involve the demolition of the existing pair of box girder bridges and the construction of a pair of prestressed concrete or composite steel bridges.

Mangatawhiri Deviation: September 2005

Peters and Cheung have been appointed by McConnell Dowell Constructors to advise them on their tender for the long awaited $50million upgrade to State Highway 2 at Mangatawhiri in the Waikato.

Awatere Bridge: August 2005

Peters and Cheung have been appointed by HEB Smithbridge to advise them on their tender for the construction of the 274m long Awatere River Bridge on State Highway 1S between Blenheim and Seddon on South Island. Construction of the bridge will mean that road and rail traffic will no longer have to share the existing bridge.

Northern Busway – Stage 1C: August 2005

Peters and Cheung  have been appointed by Transit to carry out the peer reviews of all structures on Stage 1C of the Northern Busway. These include the 360m long Tristram Bridge, the Wairau Bridge, over 1800m of bored pile, MSE, soil nailed and gabion retaining walls and piled raft ground improvements. The Busway runs adjacent to SH1 through North Shore City and its purpose is shortening the travel time for passengers travelling to and from Auckland City. Over the last eighteen months, Peters and Cheung  have carried out the peer reviews of all the structures in the sections of Busway currently under construction. They have also been involved in value engineering workshops for the entire project.

Solid Energy - Coal Haul Road: August 2005

Construction of the $5m Awaroa coal haul road was completed on budget. Peters and Cheung  designed the road and were engineers on this contract.  The haul road is designed to carry 150 tonne vehicles and has a pair of 80m long 1.8m diameter stormwater pipes.

Hewletts Flyover: August 2005

Peters & Cheung have completed the detailed design of the Hewletts Flyover in Tauranga for Smithbridge. The 410m long Hewletts Flyover is one of the biggest bridges currently being built in NZ. The purpose of the bridge is to relieve congestion from the Te Puke Road leading onto the Tauranga Harbour Bridge. Fulton Hogan is responsible for the overall project with the bridge being the key element of the scheme. Transit New Zealand invited contractors to bid on design and construct basis. Peters & Cheung helped to win the tender with their innovative and cost effective design. The project is a collaborative effort with Peters & Cheung driving the overall bridge concept and the detailed design of the bridge superstrucutre. Tonklin & Taylor are responsible for the foundation design and Holmes Consulting Group for the design of the substructures.

Construction of the bridge is well underway and work will be completed by mid 2006.

Pou Kapua article in e.nz magazine: July 2005

An article describing the innovative structural design required to support the 20m high kauri carving at the the TelstraClear Pacific Arena appeared in the July/August edition of e.nz magazine published by the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Peters and Cheung carried out the innovative structural design for what is thought to be the largest Maori sculpture in the world.