Peninsula Connection 7

Delivering a community asset

PROJECT: Peninsula Connection 7 CONTRACTOR: Isaac Construction CLIENT: Dunedin City Council VALUE: $1.8m

The Peninsula Connection project was designed and constructed across a number of stages.

A local contractor had previously completed SP6 and SP8 at Turnbulls Bay, situated either side of SP7, which had been left out due to its complexity in scope and poor existing ground conditions within this section of Peninsula Road.

Isaac Construction was awarded SP7, its first project in this region and working for a new client. The scope included road widening, shared path, retaining and sea wall construction, associated stormwater, reconstruction of existing driveways and side streets, including line marking, signage, street furniture, roadside barriers, landscaping and all related safety improvements.

Isaac successfully managed the H&S of the worksite, including temporary traffic management, whilst constructing mechanically stabilised earth retaining walls and a new rock sea wall, including compacted bulk fill. Liaison with utility companies was critical and effective to enable relocation of existing services. The road was then widened to include the provision of a shared cycle / pedestrian space.

Not only did this project enjoy a high level of public scrutiny, but it was a dangerous section of road that locals had been campaigning to fix for some time. Isaac managed all risks to deliver this integral community asset.