Piling The Contractors are making good progress on the piling and have confirmed 68 pile casings in the ground and 19 of those have been concrete filled. There will be a further 26 piles to be concrete filled on Saturday 25 Jan. As they progressively work eastward across the northern side of the site, vibrations …
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WCEC – project update
PilingWe are continuing to make good progress on the piling works. The contractors have now got 55 pile-casings in the ground and 18 of those have been filled with concrete. See photo of pile progress below. In the coming weeks, piling will continue to progress eastward, through the northern half of the site. Demolition works …
WCEC – Project update
We are making good piling progress in the new year. So far there are 30 piles in the ground. The contractors are driving in areas close to Portal apartments and 181 Wakefield Street and hope to move clear of this area by the end of next week. The former Thrifty building will commence demolition next …
WCEC update – Christmas/New Year Break
This week the Contractors continued working on the piles indicated in the plan below. The site will shut down from 20 December and will start up again on Monday 6 January 2020. The piling work will also re-commence on this date. We will keep you updated on further project works in the new year. Have …
WCEC Project update – Piling
The site team have had a full week of piling and good progress is being made. There are now 20 piles in the ground. More recently, some of the smaller 450mm dia piles have been started. Vibration loggers have been mounted in Portal Apartments so the site team can monitor what the vibration levels are. …
WCEC – Piling Update
This week the piling didn’t get underway as we had hoped due to various reasons including the high winds. However the loading zones on Wakefield Street have been set up and excavation works have continued. Next week the expectation is that some 610mm diameter piles will be driven first. These will be located about 15m …
Piling Works Starting
Dear Neighbours The main piling works at the Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre are getting underway, starting Monday 2 December. The information immediately below is an overview of what to expect and then there is more detail in the FAQ section further down the page. Bottom driven piling is the system selected by the engineers …
WCEC: Piling update
The Piling works are expected to commence at the WCEC site, 50 Cable Street , Wellington, on Monday 2 December 2019. The piling works will begin in the north-west part of the site, next to Portal Apartments. Later in the week we will post information about what to expect, what limits we have set and …
WCEC: Archaeolgy Update
WCEC Archaeology Update – Seawall/Glass and Stoneware artefacts The Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre project (WCEC) has an Archaeologist as part of its team. The Archaeologist has been checking for archaeological features and artefacts during the excavation works. Seawall uncovered (pre-1885) The WCEC Archaeologist has examined and recorded the seawall that was uncovered during the …
Removal of Wakefield Street Trees
In the next few days, the road edge on Wakefield Street will start being prepared for transformation into a loading zone for the WCEC site. This includes removal of parking, signage, street lighting, gardens and trees. The trees need to be removed as they create a safety issue in the loading bay. At the end …
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