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Neavesville and Kennedy Bay Road Slip Repairs

In mid 2024, Nicholls and Uttinger Civil repaired 3 road slips for Thames-Coromandel District Council.The works included large rip rap rock buttresses, drainage upgrades, gabion and timber retaining walls with ground anchors, pavement construction, and chipsealing.In the past year, we have successfully delivered nine slip repair projects in this region. Our ongoing partnership with Thames-Coromandel District Council highlights our ability to foster strong relationships with various clients acro...

Mangarino Road Slip Repair

In Winter 2024, Nicholls and Uttinger Civil completed repairs on a Waitomo Road that had been completely washed out by the previous year's severe storm events.The four-month project involved excavating the slip material and constructing a large rock buttress fill to rebuild the road.The design included 8000m3 cut to waste earthworks, a substantial network of underground subsoil drains, and brought in nearly 9000m3 of imported GAP100 hardfill from a nearby quarry....

Fullerton and Mairoa Road Slip Repairs

In mid-2024, Nicholls and Uttinger Civil successfully completed the repair of two significant road slip sites on behalf of the Waitomo District Council.The first and most complex site required constructing a 38-meter long steel beam retaining wall, anchored by 9-meter steel UC piles concreted into the ground and supported by timber lagging boards.This site also included drainage upgrades, kerbing, guardrail, pavement construction and chipsealing.The second site involved constructing a 27m long t...

Port Waikato Slip Repairs

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil have been selected by the Waikato District Council to repair two major road slips near Port Waikato.Severe rainstorms in 2023 caused significant damage to Port Waikato-Waikaretu Road, prompting the need for extensive road repairsTwo work sites have commenced in October 2024. The first site involves construction of a timber retaining wall with piles up to 6m deep.The second site requires a road realignment, including approximately 4000m3 cut to waste, a rock rip rap bu...

Large stormwater drainage upgrade in the Bay of Plenty

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil were delighted to be selected by HEB Construction to construct a network of stormwater pipework in the Bay of Plenty.The project has involved a road upgrade near Tauranga, requiring the installation of a 1800mm diameter pipe, including a 7m deep install below the existing road level.The team mobilised a 35-tonne Hitachi excavator, carefully transporting it over the Kaimai Range on an oversized, piloted transporter. This heavy machinery was essential for handling and i...

Reparing Major Road Slip in Waitomo

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil has been selected for our largest government project to date - working alongside Waitomo District Council and Pinnacles Civil to repair the Mangarino Road slip in Te Kuiti.Severe weather in 2023 caused a major slip on Mangarino Road in September. After the initial slip, the damaged section continued to sink, and extensive repairs and rehabilitation are required.Check out the big numbers on this project!Around 350 truck and trailer loads of unsuitable slip soil materia...

Nicholls and Uttinger awarded further Coromandel slip repair work

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil has been selected by our ongoing clients, Pinnacles Civil and Thames-Coromandel District Council, to repair three road slips in the Coromandel.The work is a continuation of the successful projects delivered earlier this year to repair major slips in Colville and Kennedy Bay.The team will be on-site near Coromandel town and Kopu from May 2024 for two months, repairing slips caused by severe weather events in 2023.The three sites consist of a rock-filled gabion basket w...

Cambridge Connections Deep Stormwater Works

'Cambridge Connections' is a Waipa District Council project that will define the shape of Cambridge's transport infrastructure for the next 30 years.Nicholls & Uttinger is proud to help deliver this important project that will benefit the community now and into the future.We're working alongside Camex Civil to deliver stormwater solutions for the project.Our expertise was called on to deliver deep stormwater drainage which will allow stormwater to be managed with the right size and depth inf...

Hautapu GXP kicked off

In early March, our team hit the ground running to deliver the stormwater drainage in partnership with Spartan Construction for a new Transpower switchyard in Hautapu. With around 1.3km in length of stormwater pipes up to 500mm in diameter, as well as large underground soakage pits and manholes, our team's charging ahead on the ambitious programme for our client, which is due at the end of April. ...

Slip repairs completed on Colville Road, Thames-Coromandel

Damaged in two separate storm events in mid-July 2022 and February 2023 by Cyclone Gabrielle, Nicholls & Uttinger took the lead to deliver an extensive repair programme at three slip sites along Colville Road.The first site required our team to retain the 13m long x 4m slip face with a rock buttress fill, with hard rock boulders up to 750mm in diameter, and carrying out stormwater drainage upgrade works.The second site included the construction of a 15m long x 3m high mechanically stabilised...

Big things happening at Peacocke

Hamilton’s new Peacocke suburb is taking shape, with the city’s newest bridge over the Waikato River set to open in 2024, providing a critical link into the 8100-house development. Main roads, parks and strategic water, wastewater and stormwater networks are also planned for this major Greenfield development.The Nicholls and Uttinger team is on-site assisting HEB Construction to deliver stormwater infrastructure works.Our team is installing concrete pipes up to 1050mm diameter and 4.0m deep,...

Deep drainage for 3Ms subdivision in Cambridge

January 2022 - June 2023We worked alongside Camex to deliver deep drainage for a large-scale subdivision in Cambridge, for local developers 3MS. Situated in Cambridge West, the 3MS development is a transformative initiative aimed at creating a vibrant community. The development will include a new retirement village, a 260-lot residential subdivision and land for a new school.Nicholls and Uttinger Civil was selected by Camex as the deep drainage sub-contractor for this vital project.We ...

Nicholls and Uttinger delivers work to repair Waitomo roads

Nicholls and Uttinger has been selected by Pinnacles Civil, on behalf of Waitomo District Council, to deliver vital work to repair Fullerton Road and Mairoa Road. Severe rainfall in early 2023 caused major slips on both roads, and work is underway to repair the roads and make them safe and functional for the community. At Fulllerton Road, Nicholls and Uttinger is constructing a 38m long steel beam retaining wall, using 9m deep galvanised steel UC beams, concreted into the ground w...

Nicholls and Uttinger begins work to repair Coromandel slips

Nicholls and Uttinger is proud to partner with Pinnacles Civil to deliver vital work repairing the Colville Road and Kennedy Bay slips, in partnership with Thames Coromandel District Council. The Colville Road and Kennedy Bay slips were caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. Extensive work is underway around the region to repair roads and keep Coromandel connected.Nicholls and Uttinger is working across six slip repair sites, utilising our extensive experience in earthworks, roadwork...

Taumatatotara West Road slip repair

Restoring access to the local community was of vital importance for the Waitomo District Council when a 3,800m3 slip cut off access during an adverse weather event late last year.Our skilled team lent our expertise, quality machinery and resource to move earth, realign and repair the Taumatatotara West Road over a six week period. The team realigned the existing road, installed new swale drains to improve future drainage needs, erected new sight rails and fencing, and felled trees to make t...

Morrinsville Shared Path

Nicholls and Uttinger Civil have completed the Matamata-Piako District Council's shared pathway project known as Morrinsville Rec Perimeter Path. The pathway project took place from September to November 2023 and was opened to the public on 10 December 2023.Our experienced road construction team prepared this generational asset by removing topsoil, compacting and preparing the durable concrete surface.The 950m long, 3m wide shared path is designed for all ages, stages and abilities, with the com...

Studholme Street development

Over ten weeks, Nicholls and Uttinger delivered three waters infrastructure and groundworks for the Studholme Street development for a private developer.We established three waters infrastructure for new residential lots, including connecting the lots onto a live wastewater line, and stormwater detention tanks into the council line, plus a water rider main.We also constructed a concrete driveway, and delivered remedial work.This project demonstrated our commitment to communication, and work...