Kia Ora
We hope that you and your whānau are well in the continued lockdown.
There are many tools available to support you and your loved ones during this difficult period and we encourage you to check them out if you need to. The government has a dedicated wellbeing page where you can find a number of links to free tools, resources and apps, as well as contact details should you want to reach out for help.
Work at Mercury Lane and Beresford Square has resumed in Level 3 so if you have any questions or concerns we can help with, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You can email us at Karangahape@linkalliance.co.nz or call 0800 CRL TALK (0800 275 8255) and press option 4. The phone line and email address is constantly active during COVID-19 Level 3.
Ngā mihi,
The Karangahape Station Team
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Welcome to K-Road Dame Whina Cooper
The project reached a major milestone this month with our Dame Whina Cooper Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) breaking through to Karangahape Station on Sunday 17 October.
It was an impressive sight for those who welcomed the TBM to Karangahape Station after its five-month journey from Mt Eden. Check out this short video to see the TBM breaking through.
The breakthrough point was 32 metres below Mercury Lane and linked the constructed 860 metre tunnel from Mt Eden Station with the completed 223-metre Karangahape Station tunnel.
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There will be roughly two-three weeks between the breakthrough and when boring resumes. This is so routine maintenance checks can be carried out and the TBM can push through the excavated tunnel (more on this at the end of the newsletter).
If you don’t know much about our Dame Whina Cooper TBM and want to know more, head to www.digCRL.co.nz. Along with informative videos and FAQs, you can track the TBM’s progress.
You can find out more information on the work that’s happening at our sites in our monthly work updates
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Jonty in the Karangahape Station tunnel in June
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Talking about tunnels...meet Jonty Duncan - Project Engineer, Mined Tunnels
What does your job at the Link Alliance entail?
I am a Project Engineer for the mined tunnels team at Karangahape Road station. I help with the cost forecasting, programme and procurement along with managing the quality assurance for the primary and secondary lining of the mined tunnels. I brief the tunnellers on requirements for tunnel support based on design drawings and develop methods for installation.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up on a farm near Taihape in the Central North Island. I went to boarding school when I was 11 for seven years then studied at University of Canterbury.
Where were you working prior to this?
I was working for CPB Contractors for three years. My last project was the Baypark to Bayfair Link project in Tauranga and before that Transmission Gully in Wellington.
What do you do when you are not working?
I enjoy hunting, fishing & skiing during the weekends. I also like playing golf, rugby and cricket with friends when I have time.
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Artweek is set to go ahead
Despite Auckland remaining in Level 3, we’re pleased to share that Artweek 2021 will be going ahead (5-14 November).
Artweek Auckland, the city’s biggest art project, is an annual festival celebrating the city’s diverse and vibrant visual arts community.
There will be plenty happening online in relation to Karangahape Road so head to the Artweek website to check out this years’ events and exhibitions.
You can also download the free Artweek app. Just search ‘Artweek every week’ in your app store. There you’ll find self-guided tours, including a tour of Link Alliance site art across all three stations, which are especially useful given the current COVID level.
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Merge Café - takeout with a purpose
A lot of Aucklanders are doing it tough in lockdown and so we're continuing to look for ways to support our community organisations. One such local organisation is LifeWise, whose mission is to help those that need it most.
Just before lockdown, we held a BBQ for our site staff. Once again we paired up with Merge Café, an off shoot of LifeWise. Adopting their ‘pay it forward’ system for our BBQ, we supported the provision of food to youth centres, the homeless and others in our community in need of support.
Merge are currently open for takeaways in Level 3. With every dollar spent going towards supporting people who experience homelessness in our community, it’s a tasty way to help our local whanau sleeping rough.
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Take a stroll down Mercury Lane and more
Enjoy an afternoon walk around one, or all, of the Link Alliance station sites and take in some colourful art from local artists who have expressed their interpretations of the area.
The artworks are an open storybook into the people, culture and essence of what makes each community location such a special place to spend time. We have used local artists as a way to build relationships with them and local organisations and to improve the amenity of the area.
Art Walk tours for Aotea Station and Mt Eden Station are available now via the ‘Artweek every week’, with the Karangahape Art Walk tour to be added soon, so keep an eye out over the coming week.
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Hydraulic Thrust Jacks
As mentioned above, the TBM will push itself through Karangahape Station's mined tunnel. How is this achieved? The Hydraulic Thrust Jacks, situated towards the front of the TBM essentially push the whole TBM forward.
As the TBM cutterhead breaks and removes material in front of the machine, precast concrete lining segments are installed. The Hydraulic Thrust Jacks then create pressure against the concrete segments to push the TBM forward.
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