This project is a critical infrastructure upgrade designed to improve safety and traffic flow along a busy section of SH1 south of Whangarei. Works included wick drains and preloading, complex ground improvement and large diameter deep piling as well as the construction of a new 66m three-span super-tee bridge over the Otaika Creek, raised 1.8m higher than the previous structure to mitigate future flood risks.
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