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PAGE 10 Wednesday August 28 2019 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Trees to stabilise slopes HELICOPTERS WILL drop thousands of plants onto the steep slopes above Sumner Rd. The final stages of a planting project to transform the stretch between Evans Pass Rd and Lyttelton gets under way this week. Several thousand plants have already been planted on the slopes above the reconstructed road that links Sumner and Lyttelton, but another 15,000 still need to go in. Some of those 15,000 plants will go in over the next few weeks. The remainder will be planted in May and June next year when nursery stocks have replenished. Several tonnes of plants – a mix of native shrubs, trees, flaxes and tussocks – are being airlifted onto the slopes because the terrain where they will be planted is too steep to be accessed by vehicles. “Teams will go in by foot to plant the plants. They’ll be digging in tricky terrain among the Crater Rim Bluffs above Sumner Rd and using rope access in some areas. Their experience of the site, and techniques during previous work will be invaluable in managing the risks of this challenging job,’’ said city council senior project manager Peter Bawden. STABILISATION: A massive planting effort is set to transform the slopes above Sumner Rd. The plants will help to stabilise the slopes above Sumner Rd as well as mitigate the impacts of the geotechnical work done to reduce the risk of rocks falling onto the road. Sumner Rd was badly damaged when tonnes of rock from the surrounding cliffs came tumbling down onto it in the February 22, 2011, earthquake. It took two and a half years to rebuild the road, but before the reconstruction work could begin, the city council and the NZ Transport Agency had to address the risk of further rocks falls. Contractors blasted about 100,000 cu m of rock from the cliffs above the road. They also built a 407m catch bench to intercept falling rocks and a 50m x 7m rock interception bund. “The planting work will go some way towards restoring the ecological balance in the area and represents the final stage of this massive project,’’ Mr Bawden said Landscaping set to start on Heathcote River banks • By Claire Booker HEATHCOTE River landscaping is set to begin next month after completion of dredging along Opawa Rd and Radley St. Sediment removal along this section of the river is about half-way complete, and work will continue for the next two months. The work on this section of the river will be done four days a week and sediment curtains and other in-river controls will not be used. This is to reduce the duration of work and overall impacts on migrating fish. Linwood Ward city councillor Yani Johanson said he is pleased to see this work taking place. “It has been neglected for a long time and current maintenance has left a lot to be desired. Coupled with the dredging to alleviate some of the flooding risks, putting in some decent landscaping that can be better maintained is great improvement for the better which I welcome,” Cr Johanson said. The dredging has been carried out with an amphibious excavator. The landscaping that is planned for next month will start with native shrubs and trees to replace the greenery which was removed due to poor health. About one-third of the trees and shrubbery will be planted this year, and the remainder will be completed in the coming years to spread the impact on river wildlife. The next sections of work on the river (stages three and four) between Beckford and Wilsons Rds is planned for later this year, through to 2020. Work in these areas will mainly be sediment removal, bank stabilisation and replanting. In some areas, the city council plans to remove a small number of trees that are in poor condition to allow for bank regrading and stabilisation. The city council will work with river care groups and schools in the area to involve the community in the replanting stage of the project. Trees which are removed will be replaced in future landscaping plans. THe landscape plans can be viewed at the drop-in session at the Opawa Community Church on September 3. Lyttelton Port Development Update Come and talk to us about the proposed Port activities on the Te Awaparahi Bay Reclamation. Governors Bay, Wednesday 4th September 6pm-7.30pm, Community Centre, Diamond Harbour, Thursday 5th September 5.30pm-7pm, The Green Room at the Community Hall, Lyttelton, Saturday 7th September 9am-12pm, Port Talk, Corner London & Oxford Streets Te Awaparahi Bay Reclamation Lyttelton Port Company has consents to reclaim land and build wharves within a 34ha footprint in Te Awaparahi Bay. Reclamation works are underway and the first half of the reclamation is expected to be completed by 2021. 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