Eastland Port, New Zealand, has announced that it has signed a contract with McConnell Dowell to rebuild Wharf to support Tairāwhiti’s growing exports.
Eastland Port is located at Gisborne, on the north east coast of NZ’s North Island. It is predominantly a logging port.
Eastland Port Infrastructure Manager Marty Bayley said, “McConnell Dowell were awarded the contract because they are specialists in construction projects that are challenging and require creative thinking and engineering.”
McConnell Dowell have more than six decades of experience delivering award winning marine projects across New Zealand, Australia, and Asia, and recently completed an upgrade in Auckland’s Viaduct Basin as part of the Wynyard Edge Alliance in preparation for the America’s Cup.
After following significant value engineering process, the design of wharf 7 was refined so only 50 percent of piles were needed and they will now be installed using a drill and drive method significantly reducing noise and vibration.
The upgrade of Wharf 7 was granted resource consent in December 2020. The project will take around 18 months to complete at an estimated cost of $60 million.
The McConnell Dowell team have started mobilising on site with construction commencing later in the month.
