August 30 2016

Containers going at Moa Bone Point and Clifton

Shipping containers at Moa Bone Point were removed last night, followed by a third of the containers at Clifton Terrace this evening.

Ballasted shipping containers were placed on several sites after the February 2011 earthquakes to protect road users from slope instability hazards from the land behind the containers. At Moa Bone Point along Main Road, remediation works have now been completed to a stage where the containers are no longer needed to protect road users.

Progress at Clifton Terrace means one third of the containers can be removed now, with the remainder going once further mitigation work is completed.

Once the containers are gone, temporary fences will be put in place to prevent people accessing the areas where a hazard remains, before permanent security fences are installed as the work is completed.

General Manager City Services David Adamson says the container removal will undoubtedly be welcomed by the community.

“It’s another very visible sign of recovery. The containers have played an important role as a temporary safety measure, but we are sure everyone is looking forward to seeing them go, and having permanent mitigation measures in place to protect people using this road.”

Updates on containers at other sites:

Main Road to Shag Rock Reserve (Peacocks Gallop)

Containers will need to remain at the Deans Head Corner and Clifton Hill end of the reserve until the completion of land remediation works there undertaken by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on behalf of the Christchurch City Council as part of the Sumner-Lyttelton Corridor road repair programme. As each section of the 300 metre bund is completed as part of these remediation works, containers will be progressively removed. All containers at this area will go once the works are completed, estimated to be autumn 2017.

Wakefield Avenue, Sumner

Containers in Wakefield Avenue will remain in place as the risk of rockfall and cliff collapse in this area remains high. Geotechnical remediation works at the Wakefield Avenue sites are progressing well, with one of the three bunds recently completed. The containers will be removed once all the bunds are completed, and timed in with construction of the permanent fencing that will be installed to prevent people accessing the areas where a hazard remains.

Heberden Avenue, Sumner

The containers on Heberden Avenue adjacent to Truro Street have been realigned to allow limited traffic movement along Heberden Avenue.

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