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CHRISTCHURCH OCEAN OUTFALL DIFFUSER WORKS COMPLETION

New Zealand

Tags: civil, marine, pipelines, tunnels

March 09, 2010

The Company is pleased to advise the completion of the diffuser works, the last remaining section of the Christchurch Ocean Outfall project for Christchurch City Council.

Mark Christison, Manager of City Water and Waste for the Christchurch City Council said, "Congratulations to all for the achievement of this fantastic milestone. CCC are very proud of this project and pass on their sincere thanks to the construction and design teams that have made it happen. Special thanks Ian, to you and your team for what has been at times a very trying project. Your team have suffered set-backs and persevered to deliver a high quality project. This is the hallmark of a great company."

The overall aim of the Christchurch Outfall project is to permanently avoid discharging the city's treated wastewater into the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. The new outfall transports the waste underground from the wastewater treatment plant and discharges it 3km offshore. The project scope involved a 1.8m diameter by 4.8km long outfall pipeline comprising 2.3km of concrete pipeline onshore by microtunnel, and 2.5km of HDPE pipeline laid in a trench offshore.

 

 

 

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Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering, construction, building and maintenance group with projects throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the Pacific and the Middle East.  For almost 50 years we have continually delivered the right engineering solutions for our public and private sector clients throughout our operating geographies.

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