UPDATE - Poynder Avenue and Garden Road - bridge renewals

What

Council will be placing the two bridges and updating them to new structural standards.

Why

These bridges have reached the end of their design life and need to be replaced for safety issues.

Where

Poynder Avenue and Garden Road, Merivale.

When

30 July 2024 to end of November 2024. Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm (weather/site condition dependant).

Contact

The contractor is Hunter Civil Ltd. Phone Jess Baker on 021 0284 0199, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Details

  • Poynder Avenue bridge is on track to be open to traffic by mid-July.  Works will commence at Garden Road after Poynder Avenue is opened.
  • The works will involve relocating power and telecommunication cables, demolishing the existing bridges and installing pre-cast structures for the bridge.
  • The road area where the bridge is located will be closed and no traffic or pedestrians will be allowed during the construction works.
  • Detours will be put in place to minimise road user disruption.

Work impacts

  • The work will be noisy at times while we complete demolition of the existing bridges and piling works, but the team will try to have this type of work completed as soon as possible.
  • Some on-street parking will be restricted along the street for safety reasons.
  • There will be an increased number of trucks and machinery moving through the area.

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