01/05/2026
Auckland Transport Waipuna Bridge π. One of the more satisfying jobs on our books right now, and we're only just getting started.
Working with Freyssinet, our team is delivering pier encapsulation and bridge joint access across a structure sitting over a live tidal harbour in Auckland. Five piers to wrap in total. Two down, three to go. Plus, an engineered suspended access scaffold to two bridge joints, launched off two of the piers.
Every platform is built from brackets fixed into the piers and wrapped for environmental containment - tide, wind, and a working marina below. The equipment is delivered by barges and floating work decks, because there's no ground to stand on.
The engineering is led by Temporary Works Consulting, our in-house chartered engineers within the NZS Group - PS1s, design iterations, independent review and final sign-off, and every hard question is answered before a single standard goes up. Design and delivery are pulling in the same direction. On a job like this, that matters.
The encapsulation is clean, tight, and visible from every angle of the harbour. The bridge joint platforms add another layer of complexity, hung off the underside of the bridge structure, providing access and a full working platform for the Freyssinet team.
Two piers down. Three still to come. We'll keep you posted.