Movement of people and freight will continue to be essential to maintaining our society, but we must reduce the environmental impacts and plan for resilient systems. Energy use associated with transport systems contributes roughly 20% of NZ’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is a significant source of air and water pollution. Of this, 90% is […]
Day2
Presenting a copy on day 2
Setting the Scene. Tracy Bell, Timaru DC & Ria Apiata, KiwiRail
As sponsors of the “Utilities Access to Transport Corridors” stream on Day 2, NZUAG will set the scene for the day, outline how the Code is performing across the country, explain the changes that have been made to the Code as the result of the latest review and update participants on the NZUAG work programme […]
Feeling roadblocked when it comes to entering KiwiRail’s corridor? Bryce Ongley, KiwiRail
Having been a civil contractor in the water industry for over 20 years, Bryce has felt the same pain as you accessing KiwiRail’s corridor. This is the very reason he threw down his tools to make the move over to be the National Corridor Manager for KiwiRail. He has been on a mission to improve […]
Better, Longer, Faster! Andrew Healy, beforeUdig
Corridor Manager’s seek better practices on their roads, longer periods of free flowing traffic and faster excavations. That only happens when workers are competent and skilled and is why our organisation has launched a highly successful Australian Locator Certification programme in New Zealand. More than ever Locator’s are being used by contractors to identify […]
Is ‘Not in my front yard’ the new NIMBY? Experiences and learnings from electricity asset installation and replacement in transport corridors. Adam Du Fall, Powerco
How do we manage assets that everyone needs, but few want? Juggling an (at times) congested transport corridor with the needs and wants of a community can be difficult. The Utility Operator’s Access to Transport Corridors Code of Practice sets out the framework for accessing, installing and maintaining infrastructure in transport corridors, but how […]
Third party damage (TPD) of utility assets in Transport Corridors – Near misses vs actual and how do we identify repeat offenders? Rene DÁth, Plant and Platform Consultants Limited
Third party damage of utility assets is, “not can be”, a major cost to asset owners across all utility sectors. Not to mention the safety risks these damages impose. And these costs can be much higher than the pure cost of rectifying the damage. Post incident actions including awareness or education presentations, technical training, […]
When nothing is going right …. Go left!!! Tanya Bowers, Chorus
A look at some challenges across the Chorus business, including interactions with the RCA’s, other Utilities and the general public, as well as the Code and its challenges. How we have dealt with some examples and how to make it easier. It’s not always clear cut and sometimes we need help from other […]
Havelock North Trunk Water Main – Maximising collaboration to minimise disruption. James Hopgood and Shaun Penprase, Stantec
A new DN500 trunk main was constructed by Hastings District Council in 2018. This was part of an overarching strategy to enable the decommissioning of the Brookvale bore field, and replace this with an alternative supply from Hastings. The trunk main was to also improve resilience for operations and maintenance as there was only 1 […]
The voice of the contractor. Kerry Hunter, Isaac Construction Limited
Balancing the needs of our Clients, Engineering, Working within and around other utility owners assets, Compliance, Safety, Quality, Team recruitment-development-retention in the dynamic contracting environment, Continuous Work Flow, oh and getting on with the job! A reflective view of the factors facing the Contractor and the issues within the wider industry and looking for […]
Look how far we have come. Tracy Bell, Timaru District Council
The Code of Practice for Utilities Access to Transport Corridor was implemented by the Timaru District Council in 2011. In the early days it was an uphill battle for TDC to get the utilities to understand the requirements. Through hard work, education, relationship building and beating contractors with a big stick. We have achieved compliance […]