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Fulton Hogan
CAT 2
CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARD 2017 WINNER
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CATEGORY 2: Projects with a value of between $5 million and $20 million
Critical planning required
State Highway 3 is a critical link in New Plymouth and Taranaki’s transport network. Improving capacity on SH3 from Vickers Road to Hobson Street was at the heart of the SH3 Vickers to City Upgrade awarded to Fulton Hogan.
To achieve this, changes were made at seven locations on this approximately two kilometre stretch of state highway. Alongside the existing Waiwhakaiho and Te Henui bridges, two new bridges were built and the road widened to four lanes for the majority of the route.
The project was constructed in a collaborative manner and embraced high levels of stakeholder involvement to ensure the best possible results for the Transport Agency and New Plymouth District Council, as well as the people and industries of New Plymouth and the broader Taranaki community.
Fulton Hogan says the ultimate success of the project was due to strong planning to enable ongoing movement of 29,000 vehicles through the site every day while constructing within a brown-field environment, which was dense with existing and new utilities.
Central to the success of the project, which was procured for $17.4 million, was a complete and detailed programme, continual monitoring and adjustment as the works progressed.
Fulton Hogan applied consistent analysis of progress that helped to identify opportunities or threats as early as possible. The project involved construction within a live roading environment, so construction methodologies were strongly influenced by erosion and sediment control methodologies and flood contingency.
All erosion and sediment controls and environmental methodologies were constructed and maintained in accordance with the guidelines for earthworks in the Taranaki region.
The objective was also to deliver ‘no surprises’ financial management and reporting to the Transport Agency.
To achieve this objective Fulton Hogan established an effective cost control and reporting system to provide the Transport Agency with transparent, accurate and timely claims and forecast final claim. l
