Building massive foundations in the river for New Zealand's first extradosed bridge.

The Wēiti River Bridge, the centerpiece of the O Mahurangi Penlink project, will become the first extradosed bridge to be built in New Zealand.
Watch the first stages of construction for the massive bridge foundations of the first pier that will rise up out of Wēiti River.

[@mikezachan7117]

Impressive guys

[@user-xh2so8ef3o]

What is an extradosed bridge?

[@BackCountryRivers]

Where in NZ is this? I'd appreciate some reference points. Closest town? NI or SI? Province etc?

[@sevenhelmets]

It’s north of Auckland - Whangaparaoa peninsula. Will connect Whangaparaoa Road and State Highway 1.

[@abecoulter8550]

HEB such a big project but HEB cant even fix a pot hole

[@pfzzzer]

..to be fair, they are contractors... pay them and they will likely do it. If want the job done for free, do it yourself or ask your local Govt to do it.

[@johnsullivan6709]

If your local council will only pay for 2 guys to throw a shovel load of hotmix at a hole thats what they do.

[@graveebailey2]

What a stupid coment.

[@abecoulter8550]

@@johnsullivan6709 its cold mix, ez street

[@f1reguy587]

Yet to see anyone do ez street right, now from a guy being paid by the hour, he can do it right, problem is they are taught wrong and dont understand the methods or wont try. But ez street needs to be banned for use on roads above 60kmh because it never seals and hardens like asphalt does thats why it makes distorted bumps that are worse than a pothole, also alot of blame on ezstreet needs to be put on peoples deaths. More ezstreet usually has more accidents. And if they stop thinning the emulsion so much the bitumen roads will hold better. These contractors are letting you down from correct grades on the road right through to the density and integrity of the final product. And its not as if they do it fast either.

[@shoutatthesky]

Nice bridge! I wonder if some people will be able to get over it?

[@reynoutdecourt7983]

So self absorbed, forgot to mention where this is! Meanwhile, great project!

[@dubplateriddim]

Planning for the future and making it a 2 lane bridge 😂

[@Nigel999]

It does defy belief!

[@dennisbevin7979]

Enough said

[@Secretlyanothername]

NZ does things cheap. Falling further behind Australia's higher quality infrastructure

[@ComputerRouter]

Nargh, they'll just put a passing point for slow vehicles to pull into half way down She'll be right mate

[@aligeoff.27]

Totally agree, typical shortsightedness in planning our road network

[@gavinritz6981]

Awesome HEB great job

[@ScottDorkins22]

How come such a high bridge with such big piles?

[@communistgreyman2078]

…….and two days after opening will be closed for pot hole repairs.

[@mrbr0skii923]

What's a pot hole repair? I only know the holes.

[@mycoolcar]

Epic job, so much project management!

[@DavidPreece-uv1jh]

Epic job alright, but 4 lanes are better than 2, just more backward thinking from labour

[@keithlowe9037]

Perfect comment, two lane bridge!

[@anthony-wk7ux]

Nice bridge...what about another harbour bridge...big money spent for rich holiday crowd.

[@robertmiller2173]

Where the F is this?? I take it is in the North Island, it is amazing that its no raining!

[@Shaun.Stephens]

Nice video HEB but please use common place names. I've lived in NZ for 50 years, North and South islands and have no idea where this is in the country.

[@seddy69]

you are dead right - I'm a retired surveyor and the first thing I asked myself when looking at this was 'where the heck is it?' I still have no idea - but would love to know. Great piles though - I used to design systems for marine pile positioning for large bridges globally when I worked for Trimble in NZ

[@andrewcowell4222]

Its in the north of Auckland. Over the Weiti River, from Stillwater to the Whangaparaoa peninsula. A roadway will then link it to state highway 1.

[@Box52222]

Price Location Reason for bridge Thanks

[@bruceyoung3147]

Whangaparoa Peninsula, Auckland NZ. Built to lessen traffic congestion from Silverdale interchange

[@dennisbevin7979]

All important, the price?

[@dr.aculasdad2713]

@@dennisbevin7979 Grossly overpriced. The total PENLINK (NOT this bs name - mahurangi is 30Km North) is $840Million = $120Mill. per Km.

[@EuroWarsOrg]

No doubt the natives, whose names you bandy about, would preferred no bridge at all eh?

[@DavidPreece-uv1jh]

Labour had no Idea

[@KiwiInPhilippines]

winker

[@NaenaeB0Y]

How about you finish the Eastbourne cycleway. Maybe Instead if 10 guys standing round on there phone all day and 1 working they all actually do their job. Your company is a joke and milking tax payers and rate payers money.