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Last gantry goes in -SH2 on 3 Apr 16

Crane setting up to lower VMS
Preparing to lower VMS
Removing a VMS sign
Lifting barriers out
Traffic running contraflow
Contraflow
Traffic management
Traffic management truck
Crane beam ready to be lifted into place
Gantry in place, packing up
Lifting in VMS
VMS going in
VMS lift begins
4 April 2
4 April 3
Crane looking southbound
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Gantry installation 28 & 29 Nov 15

Preparing the road in the central median
Working on the central median road surface
New signs erected
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Installing a new cross-motorway gantry
Lifting gantry
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Motorway closures 14&15 November 2015

Truss gantry ready to be delivered to site
Gantry beam ready for installation
Putting the crane ropes onto the gantry ready for lifting
Ready to lift the gantry leg
Crane lowering the gantry leg into position
Crane lowering gantry leg into position
Lowering the gantry leg
Lowering the truss gantry leg onto the base
Tightening the nuts on truss gantry leg
Truss gantry leg
Truss gantry leg being installed
Corbel
Portal gantry legs arriving on site
Portal gantry leg
Truss gantry beam being delivered
Gantry beam
Moving temporary barriers
Truss gantry beam arrives on site
Here comes the beam
Holding the beam in place
Lowering the beam into place
Side beam of truss gantry being lowered into place
Portal gantries on Thorndon Overbridge
Getting ready to lift portal gantry beam
Attaching crane to beam
Looking northbound at portal gantries
Lifting the northbound portal gantry beam
Easing the beam into place
Attaching portal gantry beam
Crane setting up to remove redundant gantry
Removing gantry beam
Gantry beam coming down
Redundant gantry on truck to leave site
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Virtual field trip

Interview with mayor
Mayor and Andrew
Jo interview
Glen interview
Bruce Walton
Looking at the VMS
Setting up at the bridge
Jack and Andrew
Jack interview
Central median barrier
Dan interview
Feeling the heat
Students visit the info centre
Students at info centre
Student interview
Info centre interview
Students at the TOC
Mike interview
Students at TOC
Summary
Shelley interviews Glen Prince
Shelley interviews Senior Sergeant Richard Hocken
Shelly and Mirimar Christian School
Shelley and Dave Philikpson March16
Shelley and Dan Edwards March16
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Concrete stitch pour and gantry lifts

Levelling nuts before the leg goes on 29July
Levelling the nuts
Legs arrive
Lifting leg
Lowering gantry leg
Tightening the nuts
Preparing for concrete stitch pour 1Aug
Concrete pour
Concrete pour 2
Concrete pour 3
Gantry beam arrives on site
Lifting beam from truck
Lifting beam into place
Lifting beam into place
Lifting beam into place
Legs and beam on truck
Lifting beam
Lifting beam SH2 off-ramp
Screwing up nuts
SH1 gantry
SH1 gantry beam
VMS lifted into place on SH1 Nga sthbound flyover
Lifting gantry beam into place SH1 Nga sthbound
Easing VMS into place SH1 Nga sthbound
Securing VMS into place SH1 Nga sthbound
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Second bridge push - 7 July 15

Under the bridge
Monitoring the push
Measuring the distance
On top of the bridge
Bending the reinforcing bars
Cutting off the excess tie-bar
Under the bridge
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The first bridge 'push'

Setting up hydraulics
Hydraulics under the off-ramp
Hydraulics under the bridge
Jack driving the computer
Starting the push
1 spacer in place
With 2 spacers in place
Measuring the distance
Putting another spacer in place
6 spacers in place
Putting in another spacer
9 spacers
10 spacers
The left span was the first to be pushed
Left span after pushing
Gap getting smaller
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Smart Motorway Information Site

PM Glen Prince
Cutting the cake
Information boards
A smart motorway for a smart city
The 'smart' zone is black
Where will you go?
Explaining the NLTP
Transport Operations Centre explained
Building the smart motrorway
Checking out the information panels
A distinguished crowd joined us at the opening
The opening event
Looking into the information site
How to be a smart driver
Banner on the wall of the project's site compound
Banner on the site compound wall
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Lifting the bridge

Hydraulics for bridge lift 1
Hydraulics for bridge lift 2
Hydraulics for bridge lift 3
Bridge lift 1
Bridge lift 2
Bridge lift 3
Bridge lift 4
Bridge lift 5
Bridge lift 6
Bridge lift 7
Bridge lift 8
Bridge lift 9
Bridge lift 10
Bridge lift 11
Lifting out old abutment
Lifting out old abutment 2
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Our site by night

Ngauranga to Aotea by night 1
Ngauranga to Aotea by night 2
Ngauranga to Aotea by night 3
Ngauranga to Aotea by night 4
Ngauranga to Aotea by night 5
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Temporary bridge supports

Building supports4
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Extruding the new median barrier

Extruding the new barrier18
Extruding the new barrier11
Extruding the new barrier10
Extruding the new barrier8
Extruding the new barrier9
Extruding the new barrier7
Extruding the new barrier6
Extruding the new barrier16
Extruding the new barrier15
Extruding the new barrier14
Extruding the new barrier17
Extruding the new barrier5
Extruding the new barrier13
Extruding the new barrier12
Extruding the new barrier3
Extruding the new barrier4
Smoothing new barrier
Extruding the new barrier2
Extruding the new barrier1
Extruding new barrier19
Drilling for new barrier anchor point
Between the temporary barriers old barrier removed
Old barrier
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Removing the central median barrier Feb15

Central median barrier 7
Central median barrier 8
Central median barrier 6
Central median barrier 5
Central median barrier 4
Central median barrier 3
Central median barrier 2
Central median barrier 1
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Kaiwharawhara Bridge Feb15

Abutment
Bridge spans
Digger at bridge
Drilling holes 2
Drilling holes 3
Drilling holes for steel rods
The gap to be closed
Under the bridge
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Building gantry foundations Feb15

Pile boring 31
Pile boring 32
Pile boring 33
Night work
Pile boring 1
Pile boring 3
Pile boring 5
Pile boring 6
Pile boring 12
Pile boring 13
Pile boring 14
Pile boring 15
Pile boring 16
Pile boring 17
Pile boring 18
Pile boring 19
Pile boring 20
Pile boring 21
Pile boring 22
Pile boring 23
Pile boring 24
Pile boring 25
Pile boring 26
Pile boring 27
Pile boring 28
Pile boring 29
Pouring gantry base5
Pouring gantry base4
Pouring gantry base3
Pouring gantry base2
Pouring gantry base1
Gantry base SH2 off-ramp
Gantry base steel
Pouring gantry base10
Pouring gantry base15
Pouring gantry base14
Pouring gantry base13
Pouring gantry base12
Pouring gantry base11
Pouring gantry base7
Pouring gantry base6
Central median barrier 8
Central median barrier 7
Central median barrier 6
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