Engineering by Tonkin & Taylor for a tunnel, a beach, a landfill and a fish pass has been judged some of New Zealand’s best award-winning design in August.
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Torpedo beach enhancement, North Shore
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The awards, organised by the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand (ACENZ), celebrate innovation in design and execution of consulting engineering services.
T&T received four awards at the Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence 2011.
- The tunnel: A gold excellence award was won by major Auckland water infrastructure project the Rosedale Wastewater Treatment Plant Tunnel by Tonkin & Taylor engineers who worked with AECOM, Aurecon, and McConnell Dowell.
- The beach: Torpedo Beach Enhancement on Auckland’s North Shore (pictured) won a Silver excellence award. Contractors Kaipara Ltd and March Cato Ltd worked alongside Tonkin & Taylor on this project.
- The landfill: Wellington’s Silverstream Landfill development won a merit award; and
- The fish pass: Taharoa Fish Pass also won a merit award. Freshwater fish in New Zealand’s King Country now have increased survival rates, thanks to the Taharoa project designed by Tonkin & Taylor’s water resource engineers.
Award judges commented: “These awards celebrate the supreme of the consulting industry. All of the finalists had to demonstrate above the norm technical expertise, innovation, complexity, and above all, client service.” Read more: http://www.acenz.org.nz
Judges commented on this silver award winning project: “Recognis ed by the council as New Zealand’s leading coastal consultants, Tonkin & Taylor were engaged as the principal design consultants for the seawall rehabilitation and groyne construction. There were a significant number of stakeholders involved and the community appreciated the consultation”.
Degradation of Auckland’s Torpedo Beach was undermining a historic seawall, with high risk of sudden subsidence or wall failure. Beachgoers are now attracted to the area and enjoy beach access and pleasant views, thanks to the rehabilitation of the wall and beach enhancement.
“An area that was essentially unusable is now attracting hundreds of people to enjoy the afternoon sun and to escape the wind on the outer harbour beaches. The entire works, fit into the coastal character of King Edward Parade providing beach access and pleasant views for the many users of the parade while also protecting the road reserve and seawall assets,” said the judging panel.
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