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BLENHEIM SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE
2012-2013 (60weeks) Subcontractor to Heb Construction One of the largest infrastructure projects tackled by the Marlborough District Council, The $17 million upgrade to Blenheim’s sewage system, dealing with the town’s residential and commercial wastewater, is thought to be the biggest project it has handled since the Southern Valleys Irrigation Scheme in 2005.Blenheim’s wastewater is discharged to the Opawa River after treatment to a basic level.The upgrade project has created new wetlands and storage ponds so in future only highly treated wastewater will be discharged on to surrounding land during summer months or pumped into the Wairau Estuary on the outgoing tides.As part of the huge project, a new wildlife habitat has been created, with 25 hectares of new wetlands and better public access for recreational use of the lower Opawa River and Wairau Estuary and walkways through the area. Site works Gill Construction where involved with where; Stripping and Finishing Vegetation/Topsoil (21,000m3) Earthworks Cut/Fill for 8 new ponds (60,000m3) Roading...
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Dashwood Realignment (NZTA)
2013 to 2015 (70weeks contract) Subcontractor to Higgins Contractors One of the biggest roading projects undertaken in Marlborough in the last 10 years is set to reduce crashes and ensure safer and more efficient journeys for motorists and freight companies. This contract was for the replacement of the SH1 Dashwood Rail Overbridge and the realignment of 2.11km of SH1S between Blenheim and Seddon. The existing highway will be replaced with a new 1.86km long alignment. Site works Gill Construction where involved with where; Remove and dispose existing bridge including abutments, batter back slopes to 1:1 from base of rail cutting behind existing abutments Stripping 20,000m3 topsoil off site footprint and relaying on completed batters Bulk Earthworks 80,000m3 Cut/Fill for new road formation and 60,000 Cut/Waste Pavement Construction including 13,000m3 gravels to form new road layout at a depth of 470mm Crushing of all gravel material related to the contract from Awatere/Wairau River Sources...
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