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COLOMBO ST UTILITY TUNNEL  -  CHRISTCHURCH

DURATION 

Apr 2023 – Apr 2024

CLIENT

Christchurch City Council 

CONSULTANT/DESIGNER

WSP 

VALUE

$1,250,000.00

Hunter Civil completed critical upgrades to the CCC watermain network within a below-ground utility tunnel running parallel to the Colombo Street overbridge between Moorhouse Avenue and Carlyle Street, in Sydenham.

The construction work involved:

  • Building a new entrance pit to the tunnel at the Carlyle St entry point,

  • Removal of existing asbestos watermain and replacement with a new watermain.

  • Removal of redundant gas main.

  • Deep excavation connection points to existing watermain outside of the tunnel.

The project was a technically challenging project with a range of complex risk profiles, including confined space entry work, specialist gas main removal work, asbestos control works and Level 2 traffic management at a high-profile CBD site.

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