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Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Stadium street upgrades finished in Christchurch
The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed. Christchurch City Council city infrastructure general manager Brent Smith said the Te Kaha Surrounding Streets package saw 350,000 cobblestones, 5176 plants, and 5.5km of new pipes added to the area. The project was wrapped up about four months ahead of schedule. "We want to thank all the local businesses, residents and commuters for their understanding and patience during construction," Smith said. "The stadium sits at the heart of a busy neighbourhood and, while we pushed to minimise any impact, we know works can be disruptive." The work, which started in July last year, involved upgrading the water infrastructure and roads around One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha to "support the growing south-east central neighbourhood and make it easier for people travelling around the stadium". "We worked with our contractors, Isaac Construction, to find any efficiencies in the programme and get in and out as quickly as possible," Smith said. Contractors worked weekends, occasional night shifts and a 57-hour "super weekend" to upgrade the water infrastructure under the intersection of Manchester and Lichfield Sts. "The results are great. Lichfield St has been transformed into a multi-use civic space. "This will be a key route for people travelling between the stadium and central city by foot, tram or vehicle. "The paved street ties in really well with the High St upgrades we did last year and the wider area." Smith said the sections of Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Sts around the stadium have also been upgraded. They now have new footpaths, gardens, pedestrian crossings, and street and traffic lights. "The final layer of asphalt on the footpaths around the stadium will be completed later in the year, in conjunction with the landscaping works currently underway within the stadium grounds."
Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
'350,000 cobblestones, 5176 plants, 5.5km of new pipes'
The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed. Christchurch City Council city infrastructure general manager, Brent Smith, said the Te Kaha Surrounding Streets package saw 350,000 cobblestones, 5176 plants, and 5.5km of new pipes added to the area. The project was wrapped up about four months ahead of schedule. "We want to thank all the local businesses, residents and commuters for their understanding and patience during construction," Smith said. "The stadium sits at the heart of a busy neighbourhood and, while we pushed to minimise any impact, we know works can be disruptive." The work, which started in July last year, involved upgrading the water infrastructure and roads around One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha to "support the growing south-east central neighbourhood and make it easier for people travelling around the stadium". "We worked with our contractors, Isaac Construction, to find any efficiencies in the programme and get in and out as quickly as possible," said Smith. Contractors worked weekends, occasional night shifts and a 57-hour "super weekend" to upgrade the water infrastructure under the intersection of Manchester and Lichfield Sts. "The results are great. Lichfield St has been transformed into a multi-use civic space. "This will be a key route for people travelling between the stadium and central city by foot, tram or vehicle. "The paved street ties in really well with the High St upgrades we did last year and the wider area." Smith said the sections of Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Sts around the stadium have also been upgraded. They now have new footpaths, gardens, pedestrian crossings, and street and traffic lights. "The final layer of asphalt on the footpaths around the stadium will be completed later in the year, in conjunction with the landscaping works currently underway within the stadium grounds."
Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
350,000 cobblestones, 5176 plants, 5.5km of new pipes: Stadium street upgrades finished
The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed. Christchurch City Council city infrastructure general manager, Brent Smith, said the Te Kaha Surrounding Streets package saw 350,000 cobblestones, 5176 plants, and 5.5km of new pipes added to the area. The project was wrapped up about four months ahead of schedule. "We want to thank all the local businesses, residents and commuters for their understanding and patience during construction," Smith said. "The stadium sits at the heart of a busy neighbourhood and, while we pushed to minimise any impact, we know works can be disruptive." The work, which started in July last year, involved upgrading the water infrastructure and roads around One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha to "support the growing south-east central neighbourhood and make it easier for people travelling around the stadium". "We worked with our contractors, Isaac Construction, to find any efficiencies in the programme and get in and out as quickly as possible," said Smith. Contractors worked weekends, occasional night shifts and a 57-hour "super weekend" to upgrade the water infrastructure under the intersection of Manchester and Lichfield Sts. "The results are great. Lichfield St has been transformed into a multi-use civic space. "This will be a key route for people travelling between the stadium and central city by foot, tram or vehicle. "The paved street ties in really well with the High St upgrades we did last year and the wider area." Smith said the sections of Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Sts around the stadium have also been upgraded. They now have new footpaths, gardens, pedestrian crossings, and street and traffic lights. "The final layer of asphalt on the footpaths around the stadium will be completed later in the year, in conjunction with the landscaping works currently underway within the stadium grounds."
Scoop
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scoop
Council Prioritises Fix For ‘Uneven' Rolleston Intersection
Article – Jonathan Leask – Local Democracy Reporter The new $5.6 million intersection in Rolleston being uneven within a month of being sealed will be fixed by the end of May. The 'uneven' surface of a new $5.6 million intersection in Rolleston will be fixed by the end of May, council says. Levelling work needs to be completed on the major Canterbury intersection, between Levi Road and Masefield Drive. The Selwyn District Council issued a statement on May 6 via social media that it was 'aware of the uneven surface(s) on Levi Road' and that contractors will be working on levelling the surface as soon as they can. Council infrastructure and property executive director Tim Mason said the road was built to design and there are no structural issues. 'The ride quality at the two entrances to the supermarket development along Levi Road that motorists are experiencing is a temporary issue. 'There are no safety concerns relating to this minor issue and currently a 30 km/h temporary speed limit is in place as a precautionary measure.' The issue was identified during the April 4-6 'super weekend' when the contractors, Isaac Construction, worked a straight 84 hours to install the traffic lights and complete the final roading, piping, electrical work, he said. 'Since then, the council, design consultants, and the contractor have been working on the final stage of design for remediation for the ride quality. 'We expect to have this completed by the end of May. 'We are currently working with our contractor and design consultants to prioritise remediation,while also confirming responsibility for costs as part of that process.' This issue was not caused by last week's heavy rain, but the bad weather delayed the remediation work, he said. 'We can confirm that the drainage around the intersection is working effectively and was not impacted by the recent weather event.' The intersection is a main arterial route linking traffic in and out of Rolleston to the Christchurch Southern Motorway. The finishing touches, such as road markings, had been scheduled to be completed by the end of April. However, this was only partially completed due to the bad weather conditions in the last two weeks, Mason said. Isaac Construction have been approached for comment. The intersection upgrade was originally included in the council's 2021–31 long-term plan, ahead of Foodstuffs South Island announcing their development plans. Foodstuffs is building the South Island's largest Pak'nSave, covering 8100 square meters, on the corner of Levi Road and Lincoln Rolleston Road. It is scheduled to open by the end of the year. It's understood that development contributions from the new supermarket will have offset some of the $5.6m cost, as well as a NZ Transport Agency subsidy.
1News
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- 1News
'Not even': New $5.6m Rolleston intersection to be repaired
The "uneven" surface of a new $5.6 million intersection in Rolleston will be fixed by the end of May, the council says. Levelling work needed to be completed on the major Canterbury intersection, between Levi Road and Masefield Drive. The Selwyn District Council issued a statement on May 6 via social media that it was "aware of the uneven surface(s) on Levi Road" and that contractors would be working on levelling the surface as soon as they can. Council infrastructure and property executive director Tim Mason said the road was built to design, and there were no structural issues. "The ride quality at the two entrances to the supermarket development along Levi Road that motorists are experiencing is a temporary issue. "There are no safety concerns relating to this minor issue and currently a 30km/h temporary speed limit is in place as a precautionary measure.' The issue was identified during the April 4-6 "super weekend" when the contractors, Isaac Construction, worked a straight 84 hours to install the traffic lights and complete the final roading, piping, electrical work, he said. "Since then, the council, design consultants, and the contractor have been working on the final stage of design for remediation for the ride quality. "We expect to have this completed by the end of May. "We are currently working with our contractor and design consultants to prioritise remediation, while also confirming responsibility for costs as part of that process." This issue was not caused by last week's heavy rain, but the bad weather delayed the remediation work, he said. 'We can confirm that the drainage around the intersection is working effectively and was not impacted by the recent weather event." The intersection is a main arterial route linking traffic in and out of Rolleston to the Christchurch Southern Motorway. The finishing touches, such as road markings, had been scheduled to be completed by the end of April. However, this was only partially completed due to the bad weather conditions in the last two weeks, Mason said. Isaac Construction have been approached for comment. The intersection upgrade was originally included in the council's 2021–31 long-term plan, ahead of Foodstuffs South Island announcing their development plans. Foodstuffs was building the South Island's largest Pak'nSave, covering 8100 square meters, on the corner of Levi Road and Lincoln Rolleston Road. It was scheduled to open by the end of the year. It's understood that development contributions from the new supermarket will have offset some of the $5.6m cost, as well as a NZ Transport Agency subsidy. LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air
