It’s been a busy few months on site, the structural steel in the north-west area is installed and continuing in the north-east zone. The base isolators are progressively being installed and the Cable street gantry is now complete. Next month the contractors will be erecting the diagrid sections and this will be the start of …
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WCEC – Project update
It’s been a busy few weeks on the WCEC site with lots going on; the installation of base isolators, the delivery of the structural steel and the preparation for crane 2. Base isolators The base isolators have been installed in the north-west zone of the site. Last week base isolators were installed in the north-east …
WCEC weekly project update
Base isolators:Good progress last week with the first base isolators placed on the rubber bearings in the north-east area of the site. Concrete:The largest concrete pour on site is planned for Tuesday, 26th May.Tanking works were carried out last week with reinforcing works to follow. Crane:In the north-east area the contractors prepared the slab and …
WCEC – weekly project update
Dear neighbours, Piling:A great milestone for the project this week with the completion of the piling works. The piling constructor has demobilised from site. Concrete: There will be large concrete pours planned for the next few weeks. This week the focus was on forming up the basement walls in the north-west zone. These works will …
WCEC – project update
Our Contractors have recommenced works on site this week and we are pleased to be underway again with the project. Construction projects are a good way of cycling money through the economy so being underway is a positive step. Working under COVID-19 Level 3: While under lockdown, the construction industry established protocols and guidelines for …
WCEC: Project update – Post Level 4 Lockdown
Dear Neighbours, we hope you have been keeping well and safe during these unprecedented times. We can advise that with the announcement of a change to Level 3, LT McGuinness will re-establish the construction operations on site for the WCEC project, starting next Tuesday 28 April. This is in line with the New Zealand Governments …
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WCEC – weekly project update
PilingThe Contractors completed sets to the remaining piles today. There may be some further pile testing early next week. Once this is confirmed the contractor will demobilise from site. Completion of piling and excavation for site concrete will continue next week in southeast and southwest zones. ConcreteThe first major pour of zone 1 was completed. …
WCEC – weekly project update
PilingWe’ve had another good week with the piling and are very near completion. All the pile casings are now standing and there’s just a bit more driving to do early next week to get them all set. So if all goes according to plan, next week will see the end of the piling phase. The …
WCEC – weekly project update
Piling It has been another good week for the piling team. Driving of piling casing is now contained in the southeast zone which is the area closest to Monument. 191 casings are in the ground with just 27 left to go. Concrete Works The tidy slab was extended this week and the northern side is …
WCEC – weekly project update
Piling The Piling has progressed well this week and the site team remain on programme for completion by the end of March. Piling has moved away from southwest boundary near 181 Wakefield St so vibration levels being felt in that building should reduce. There are now 171 pile casings in the ground, this means we …
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