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Street-scape upgrade brings people together PROJECT: Streets for People Stage 2 CONTRACTOR: Higgins Contractors CLIENT: Palmerston North City Council VALUE: $2m
Higgins Contractors worked with Palmerston North City Council and WT Partnership to bring Council’s city-shaping vision for Huarahi Whakahuihui Tangata ‘streets that gather people together’ to fruition. Streets for People Stage 2 was constructed between January and July 2020 on one of Palmerston North’s busiest streets. This streetscape project had the potential to disrupt businesses and upset ratepayers, and that was before Covid -19 delayed work for six weeks. Balancing the needs of the client, stakeholders and project, Higgins demonstrated that putting people first through stakeholder management and
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responsive programming is a recipe for success. Even before the street party to celebrate completion, Streets for People achieved its purpose of gathering people together. From the Higgins contract team developing new talent for the industry by matching them up with older more experienced team members; to stakeholders who received both personal visits and group meetings to ensure their businesses were having their needs met. Along with the consultants, suppliers and designers, all these people were united to deliver a revitalised street and improved infrastructure ready to weather whatever the future brings.
CCNZ / HIREPOOL CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021
