The crane will enable us to lift a piling rig and materials to the opposite abutment, lift the pre-assembly bridge skeleton to its final position, and provide a controlled method for deconstructing the existing heavy concrete pipe bridge crossing. From mountaineer to backcountry bridge builder - EPIC Work NZ. The crane also reduces the amount of temporary structures we would have had to construct to access and work on the site, greatly reducing the clearing of native vegetation and work in the river channel. like to join a rapidly expanding civil/construction/maintenance company that can fit. of Wellingtons most hidden gems and discover Miss Wongs gallery of local and international luxe clothing, tucked away down in College street, Te Aro. “Having the crane greatly reduces our reliance on the existing pipe bridge, which is an important benefit for Wellington Water. “This essentially provides a ‘skyhook’ across the full site and is broken down to small, light sections to access the site,” Ian says. Construction equipment selection was critical due to weight restrictions on the park’s bridges and the limited track width along the narrow, windy access to the site.Įngineering Manager Ian Pringle says BPC elected to install one of New Zealand’s largest luffing tower cranes to the side of a cliff. But after having a bunch of cheap ones leak as well as a bunch of the actual milton stuff wearing out I swapped everything over to the larger '3/8'' style of fittings.

We used to have the milton automotive style couplers. BPC’s bold thinking is enabling the Kaitoke Pipe Bridge to be delivered for Wellington Water on a particularly challenging site in the Kaitoke Regional Park. billybob81067 said: I never even heard of ARO fittings until today.

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