24 | REGIONAL Fulton Hogan Taranaki www.iceelectrical.co.nz | 06 759 0414 | enquiries@iceelectrical.co.nz Proud to provide ongoing support to the team at Your workzone risk management and productivity partner. Helping you reduce worksite risks and increase productivity through tailored risk-based management. 0508 TRAFFIC www.trafficsafe.co.nz Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers Servicing Central & South Taranaki www.houghtonsplumbing.co.nz Contact us today! PH: 06 278 8883 info@houghtonsplumbing.co.nz Hydrovac Septic Suctioning & Drain Clearing New Plymouth street gets the royal treatment The West End Crossing Project aims at creating a green, pedestrian-friendly, multi-functional entrance to the central city. T T Hugh de Lacy “It’s not a complicated project in itself, but it involves a lot of stakeholder management to keep the many businesses happy that are affected by the work....” A re-vamped western gateway to New Plymouth is the latest project Fulton Hogan Taranaki is delivering for the District Council. Starting in March and expected to be finished by the end of July, the West End Crossing Project aims at creating a green, pedestrian-friendly, multi-functional entrance to the central city. The area is the cultural and commercial hub of the city, and the project will see the re-surfacing and refurbishing of 60 metres of Queen Street, from Devon St to King St between the Govett-Brester Art Gallery and the iconic White Hart Hotel. “The project involves removing the existing road and footpath and replacing them with concrete paving,” says Fulton Hogan project manager, Te Amorangi Simeon. “It runs to about 140sqm, and 220 cubic metres of poured concrete, and we’ve had up to a dozen staff, our own and subcontractors’, on the site since March, though enabling works on Queen St have been going on since January. “It involves reversing the one-way direction of traffic on Queen St between Devon and King streets and establishing a ‘shared zone’, not only for streamlined traffic movements, but also for more spaces for outdoor dining and community events. “It also involves changes to Devon St, with traffic-calming measures that include tighter lanes, a 30kph speed limit and a raised pedestrian crossing near the Robe St corner. “It’s not a complicated project in itself, but it involves a lot of stakeholder management to keep the many businesses happy that are affected by the work – that brings new challenges every day, but we’re getting a lot of cooperation from the locals, and we think we’ve been successful in minimising their concerns.” Fulton Hogan Taranaki has called in a number of its most skilled subbies, including Elite Concrete, Outback Asphalt, Grays Contracting, Betts and Bishop, Ice Electrical, and Civil Works Taranaki, with the specialised concrete mix being supplied by Firth. The New Plymouth District Council has cited improved pedestrian safety, a more attractive street layout and a boost to biodiversity as benefits from the project, all at a cost of between $3 million and $3.5m. “Queen St will never have looked so good by the time we’re finished,” Te Amorangi says. Originally from Northland, Te Amorangi joined Fulton Hogan in 2015 and, apart from a three-year break between 2022 and 2025, has been with the company ever since. Fulton Hogan has a distinguished history of successful major projects in the Taranaki region, including the $30m, 2.3km Awakino Tunnel by-pass on SH3 that eliminated a notorious single-lane bottleneck. The company also delivered major intersection and highway improvements around the Waitara Road roundabout on SH3 and was partner to core marine infrastructure projects at Port Taranaki, including placing protective concrete structures to stabilise the Newton King Tanker Terminal. Fulton Hogan’s services in the region extend to heavy construction, asset and utilities maintenance and development – including three waters network infrastructure operations – all managed from its central New Plymouth offices, and branches in Stratford and Hawera.
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