Nor'West News: November 18, 2021

Thursday November 18 2021 3
Low noise asphalt delayed
A PLAN to cover the new
Northern Corridor motorway
in low noise asphalt has
been delayed due to Covid
disruptions.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency had planned to add the
top coating of the low noise
asphalt to the motorway later
this month, but ongoing supply
chain disruptions have delayed
some of the materials.
James Caygill, NZTA’s
director regional relationships,
said the delay is due to a holdup
in getting one of the key
ingredients for the top coat –
epoxy resin – from the United
States.
“We have recently become
aware that Covid-related
shipping problems have delayed
us getting the epoxy here as
planned,” Caygill said.
“We are sorry about this delay,
given the concerns of nearby
residents.”
He said the shipping delay
is part of the Covid-19 supply
chain disruptions being
experienced world-wide.
The epoxy gives the low noise
asphalt a significantly longer life
and maintains its noise reducing
powers for longer.
“We did have the option to
use a low noise asphalt without
epoxy, but this coating would
only last for up to eight years
instead of 30-plus years with
epoxy,” Caygill said.
SUPPLY ISSUES: The low noise asphalt top coating for the Northern Corridor has been
delayed.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE
“We know Redwood residents
living closest to the motorway
will be disappointed about this
delay, but we hope they can
see a short delay now will reap
benefits longer term.”
The remaining chip sealing
work on the CNC has been
postponed until the epoxy
arrives.
At this stage, Caygill says the
delay is likely to be a “month or
two, into the New Year.”
He said NZTA still hopes
to complete all the low noise
surfacing work for the entire
motorway, from Cranford St to
the Waimakariri Bridge, and
along QEII Drive, between Main
North Rd and the Innes Rd
roundabout, by April next year.
In Brief
WAIRAKEI, GRAHAMS RDS
PETITION SIGNED BY 196
A petition to have green rightturning
arrows installed and
road markings repainted at the
Wairakei and Grahams Rds
intersection in Burnside has now
been signed by 196 people. City
council transport operations
manager Steffan Thomas
confirmed the intersection will
be resurfaced when other utility
works have been completed.
The city council will update the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board on the
Wairakei and Grahams Road
intersection early next year.
STUDENTS SET TO
GET GRANTS
Eight Burnside High School
students are set to get grants of
$150 each from the Fendalton-
Waimairi-Harewood Community
Board. The board approved the
grant from its youth development
fund at a meeting on Monday.
The $1200 will help to fund
the students’ participation in
the Spirit of Adventure Trophy
Voyage in Tauranga.
CHILDREN’S PLAY
HUB LAUNCHED
A weekly play hub has started
at Grant Armstrong Park in
Bishopdale to provide children
with a place to meet and be active.
The Kia Kori Waitaha – Play in
Canterbury group will be on
Tuesdays at 3pm. Children and
caregivers can stop by on their
way home from school.
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