Cadbury factory to be demolished
A large part of the former Dunedin Cadbury factory is set to be demolished over the next few weeks.
The project to rebuild Dunedin’s new hospital has been on hold during Covid-19, but a change to Alert Level 3 has resulted in work continuing.
That will include of the former Cadbury warehouse building, which is nestled between the city’s one-way system.
The large building will be demolished in four stages over two weeks, beginning yesterday.
Work will be carried out between 7.30am and 6pm Monday through Saturday,
Motorists and cyclists were not expected to be impacted, but they should expect increased work at the site, with Christchurch-based Ceres New Zealand LLC to lead the demolition.
Earlier this year, Minister of Health David Clark, also the Dunedin North MP, said residents would not immediately experience disruption to traffic or dust, ‘‘but that will come with time’’.
‘‘Everyone accepts you have to break a few eggs to get an omelette.’’
The factory closed its doors two years ago, and was later confirmed to be the site of the city’s new hospital.
A detailed business case for the project has yet to be delivered to Cabinet, but that would happen before the election, Clark said.
The new hospital was previously expected to cost $1.4 billion.
The Government allocated funding for the 10-year project in the 2019 Budget.
The new outpatient and day surgery building will be constructed first in two stages – with both initially expected to be completed before the end of 2024.
The rebuild of Dunedin’s current ageing facility is one of the largest infrastructure projects in New Zealand, with more than 1000 people expected to work on the project.
‘‘Everyone accepts you have to break a few eggs to get an omelette.’’ Minister of Health David Clark