Puketutu Island Rehabilitation Phase 4D

Rehabilitation of sacred Auckland landmark

PROJECT: Puketutu Island Rehabilitation Phase 4D CONTRACTOR: Fulton Hogan CLIENT: Watercare Services VALUE: $15m

In the Manukau Harbour just north of Auckland International Airport lies Puketutu Island.

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in the process will be significantly reduced. Watercare’s Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant produces about 330 tonnes of treated biosolids Known as Te Motu a Hiaroa to Mana daily, destined for pre-constructed cells Whenua, it is sacred to the people of in the former quarry. Te Kawerau Maki, Te Waiohua and The project included numerous Waikato Tainui, as the first permanent construction innovations including home of the crew of the Tainui waka horizontal directional drilling, steered in Aotearoa. In the 1950s, the island’s in real time from Australia, and scoria and basalt rock was quarried a combination of temporary and for projects, including the expansion permanent works to save time and of nearby Auckland Airport. On behalf cost and the redesign of key asset of client Watercare Services, Fulton locations to optimise construction. Hogan and partners are making it Fulton Hogan conducted this project possible for Watercare to rehabilitate in conjunction with head designers the island by filling the former quarry Beca. The two completed an effective with biosolids from Watercare’s ECI phase which was a key driver to its Mangere Wastewater Treatment success. Plant. This will eventually create four Total contract value increased from small hills, replicating the scoria cones $9.48m to $15.01m (after additional that were quarried away. A culturally scope was added to the job) and works significant site will be restored as progressed from June 2020 to August a future recreational reserve for 2021. Aucklanders, and the energy required

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