Takaka Hill 5 Site Remediation Project
Soil Nail Wall works continue on four of the five sites at Takaka Hill, to date Ground Anchor Systems have installed 1400m of Soil Nails and 120m3 of shotcrete.
The team have performed fantastically in the trying winter conditions.
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.
Big Holes in the Hills
Ground Anchor Systems was contacted by Mt Campbell Communications Ltd to complete the drilling required for there solar array installation.
Mt Campbell Communication are installing a new solar panel array for there existing radio hut located high on the ranges outside of Havelock, Our team where required us to excavate a knoll of weathered rock to allow space for the solar panel installation and a heli pad for access.
Once excavated the team drilled four 250mm diameter holes into fractured rock with a 8” DTHH for the PFC sections that will hold the panels, cement grout was used to ensure the stability of the PFC sections and resist uplift against the high winds that frequent the exposed location.
Ground Anchor Systems Luke Green is currently attending TEI hollow bar drilling school in Montrose, Colorado.
TEI provide industry leading training in all things hollow bar access to this knowledge keeps Ground Anchor Systems at the forefront of the drilling industry.
