Manukau Bus Station July 2016 | Issue 3
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Manukau Bus Station July 2016 | Issue 3 Enabling construction works come to an end soon Enabling construction works (site preparation for main construction works) for the future Manukau Bus Station will come to end in early August. Since enabling works started in February this year, our contractors Fulton Hogan have completed the following work: • Site clearance of the existing Manukau Civic o Markers have been installed which Building car parking area (northern area) extend beyond the top of preload. These will be monitored over time • A new entrance for vehicles to allow to track the ground movement access from Manukau Station Road to the remaining car park area o The main construction works for the Bus • Earthworks to reshape the existing ground profile Station will start later this year. New sand drains will be installed on the southern side • Removal of the existing stormwater system within of the site and the preload will be moved to the carpark and installation of new stormwater this area. Once the ground has settled the pipelines, connecting to the existing network preload will be removed from the site • Installation of a new sewer system o During the preloading time the area will (not currently operational) remain fenced off and closed to the public. • Installation of the vertical sand drains, drainage blanket and preload through the middle of the site Drainage blanket o This work has been completed to accelerate Water Preload Water drainage drainage settlement and to improve ground conditions for the future Manukau Bus Station o Sand drains have been installed into the ground and covered in a drainage blanket. Excess water Sand drains are 100mm diameter holes Vertical drilled vertically, 8m deep, into the ground sand drain and filled with sand material. These are Improved ground spaced at regular intervals across the site Surrounding ground o Additional fill material has been placed on top Ground improvement technique: Sand drains with preload of the drainage blanket to add weight to the existing ground and this is known as ‘preload’ o Overtime the preload consolidates the ground, What’s coming up next? squeezing moisture out of the soft saturated Auckland Transport will hold a tendering process material. The moisture will escape through for a contractor for the main construction work. the sand drains, flowing vertically upwards This is expected to start in July and the tender (very slowly) until it reaches the drainage will be awarded by October. blanket. The moisture will then flow out of the drainage blanket into the surrounding area where it will be collected on-site For more information Email [email protected] Phone 09 355 3553 or visit AT.govt.nz/manukaustation July 2016 | Issue 3 Manukau Bus Station Get ready south Auckland – so you don’t miss your bus ride Everything about buses in south Auckland, Pukekohe and Waiuku will completely change on Sunday, 30 October 2016. What is changing? What are the new times • New bus routes for my bus? • New bus numbers New bus timetables are coming. They will be • New timetables – new start times and finish times available at least a month before changes are made. • New information at bus stops Closer to the time we’ll be out in the community • Some people will need to connect with another helping people plan their new travel journeys. bus or train to complete their journey. Until then, check out the new map to see what’s different about your bus route. How does the Manukau BusGet Ready South Auckland FIND OUT MORE • Look out for the detailed brochure which Station fit with the new buses?Everything about the Southern bus network is will be sent to all households one month before changes changing on 30th October 2016 • Subscribe to the New Network email Manukau will become a central hub for south Auckland Follow us on Twitter at AKL Twitter ornewsletter sign at up www.AT.govt.nz/NewNetwork to our This map shows the new bus routes which will be introduced in South Auckland, Pukekohe and to keep in touch with what’s happening Waiuku on 30th October 2016. Some passengers will need to transfer to another bus or to a train to buses with at least 11 bus services connecting at email newsletter at www.AT.govt.nz/newnetwork• Go online regularly to: complete their journey, so people need to get ready for these changes. Timetables will be available www.AT.govt.nz/NewNetworkSouth at least one month prior to the transformation. 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