The first of hundreds,

Soil Nail installation has begun, the team have made a start on the hundreds of anchors to be installed as part of remedial works to SH60.

In February 2018 ex-cyclone Gita brought intense wind and rainfall to parts of the Takaka Hill Highway (SH60), causing severe land damage including landslips and undermining of the road in some locations. Five sites along SH60 have been identified as requiring remedial repair works to return the road to two lanes at the damaged sites.

Ground Anchor Systems have been engaged to install five anchored shotcrete walls, one at each of the five sites, the anchored shotcrete walls that are currently being installed will provide a safe work site for the crews installing the permanent wall.