Cranes arrive
Some of New Zealand’s biggest cranes rolled into Cambridge to install the new wastewater pipe bridge.
Cambridge wastewater from houses north of the Waikato River is piped across to the Waipa¯ District Council treatment plant in Leamington.
The pipe is now at full capacity and needs to be upgraded to meet projected growth.
At the same time, the pipe bridge by the Gaslight Theatre is also being replaced.
Work on the project began early this year and the foundations and groundwork for the bridge replacement are now complete.
This week five cranes, including one massive 400 tonne crane, are on site to swing the new pipe bridge into place.
The new bridge was built offsite in Napier.
While the building site remains off-limits to the public, those interested will be able to get a good view of the cranes working from the Resthaven carpark.
Council said the best viewing day was likely to be today, weather permitting, the bridge would be swung into place.
The big cranes were more likely to be operating on still days.
If conditions were windy, some work could not be undertaken.
Council said the cranes are likely to be on site until late November as once the new bridge was secure, the old bridge and pipe will be removed.
The whole project, including the upgrade of the wastewater pipe, is due to be completed by mid-December.