Community Contributed
New Roundabout Queen Street and Weraroa Road, Levin
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:57:16+00:00| Location | Cnr Queen St.& Weraroa Road |
| Construction date | 30-4-2014 |
| Architect | Horowheua District Council |
| Constructed by | Higgins Roading |
July 2015
The construction has been completed and the roundabout has been in full use for a few months, the site works have all been cleaned up, footpaths installed to suit the road curbing, signage put up and gardens planted in the vermes .In all the completed project is a very tidy and attractive corner.
The roundabout is a very busy place most of the day, the new system has considerably speeded up the traffic flow. Traffic does not have to stop like in the original compulsory stop days, a lot quieter, no revving motor noise, no screeching brake noise.
A good decision by the District Council to install the roundabout and well-constructed by the "Higgins Road Construction Company".
H.J.Phillips.
| The beginning of the project to install a New Roundabout on the intersection of Queen Street (East) and Weraroa Road in Levin New Zealand Council staff Checking out the positions for new storm water pipes. Many of the pipes remain since Levin became |
The completed roundabout Project
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| Before work could begin all the underground sevices, pipes , Power cables, Telephone cables etc., had to be located and Identified. Mr Dave Blundell from the Chorus Company expertly carried out this work. | This what the Queen Street cross roads looked like before work began.
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| Some of Higgins managment staff that supervised the following construction work on ths project.
Left Keith Pedley, centre Brian Edwards, right Owen Bonis The staff standing in front of a brand new half million dollar sweeper truck that will be used to clean the streets in Levin | Higgins Contractor workers starting the project. Finding the original storm water pipes. |
| Higgins Contractors preparing to start construction work.
| Preparing to cut a channel and install new pipes across Queen Street.
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| Amazing machines a clean cut through concrete and stone as though it was butter.
1 Thor Halidone 2 Hamish Faint | While the work is progressing the Police are training young cyclist on road rules and traffic conditions.
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| While the work is progressing the Police are training young cyclist on road rules and traffic conditions. | Heavy pipe material arrives for the project. |
| These little digger machines are useful for not only digging, trenching etc., but for lifting and moving heavy equipment around. | These ducts are like surge chambers that are installed underground to collect storm water from the street above and direct it into the underground storm |
| Work proceeds regardless of the weather conditions. Rain Hail or sunshine. Removing some of the traffic island on the north side of Queen Street and Weraroa. | There's always the traffic to contend with while working. Traffic is moving from Queen Street into Weraroa Road. |
| Removing some of the traffic island on the south side of Queen Street and Weraroa Road. | Using a digger to look for old water pipes Wearoa Road north of Queen Street. |
| Found an old pipe, could be gas or water. | There are many underground pipes and ducts to find. Many of these having been installed when Levin first became a town in the early 1900s. |
| Works from Higgens Contractors preparing to start work on the Queen Street west side of the roundabout. | Time to move in some of the heavier machinery. |
| Beauty and the Beast. | Easy to unload. |
| This machine can lift a heavy load. | This hole shows some of the strata below Levin Streets. Also materials that were used to build Levin Streets 150 years ago. |
| This hole was being dug just in front of the Tennis Club courts in Queen Street. The different soil stratas can be easily seen. | A surge chamber will be fitted on top off this storm water pipe and a hole cut into it to let the street surface water drain into the system. This photo is interesting that it shows the different soil strata under Levin. |
| Worker shaping the bottom of the surge chamber to make | Lowering the surge chamber into place in the hole above |
| Slowly does it. Chamber being lowered onto the bottom pipe. | Sitting in place on top of the storm water pipe. Workers will now cut a hole in the bottom concrete pipe. |
| Lots of traffic passing the worksight while constuction work carries on. | A Higgens worker is now cutting a hole through the storm water pipe at the bottom of the surge chamber. A dusty unpleasant job. |
| Digging up the road close to my front fence. It was a great experience watching the day to day progress and the precision work that had to be carried out. | Contractors getting ready to put in a larger stormwater pipe on the south-eastern side of Queen Street. |
| Contractors getting ready to put in a larger stormwater pipe on the south-western side of Queen Street. | Contractors getting ready to put in a larger stormwater pipe on the south-western side of Queen Street. |
| Work also being done on the north east side of Weraroa Road. | The new surge chamber ready to go into the stormwater pipes on the south eastern side of Queen Street. |
| Surge chamber for the south west side of Weraroa Road. | Shaping the bottom of the surge chamber for the south Installing the surge chamber on the south west corner of Weraroa Road. |
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| Installed successfully |
| Contractors working on the south western side of Queen Street. Looking south.
| New pipes going in across Queen Street in front of the Tennis Courts. |
| Many of people having to cross the road while work proceeds. Looking east towards town. A pedestrian crossing will be installed here. | Many of people having to cross the road while work proceeds. |
| South west corner of Queen Street and Weraroa Road. | South east side of Queen Street and Weraroa Road. |
| South West side of Queen Street and Weraroa Road. | South West side of Queen Street and Weraroa Road. |
| Micheal Parker, construction worker from Ngatihau, Jerusalem Wanganui. Educated at New Plymouth boys High school, Horowhenua College. | Ken Whitfield, Construction worker from Porirua, has worked for Higgens Company for eleven years. Trained in wheel and track fusion welding, water pipe and sump construction. |
| Manoeuvreing new pipes underexisting pipe work | Installing new pipes on the north west side of Weraroa Road. |
| Steve Horn, digger driver from Levin. | Installing new pipes on the north west side of Weraroa Road. |
| Installing new pipes on the north west side of Weraroa Road. | Installing new pipes on the north west side of Weraroa Road. |
| Pipework on the North West side of Queen Street. | Pipework on the North West side of Queen Street. |
| Northern side of Weraroa Road This was a very tricky part guiding the new storm water pipes under water, electric power, gas and telephone ducting without causing damage. The precision work by the digger driver was amazing. | Northern side of Weraroa Road |
| At a lot of careful manoeuvering on this job as well. Had to be careful not to damage gas, telephone and power cable ducting. | This work takes some very careful manoeuvering by the digger driver. |
| Mechanics having to do some running repairs on the digger machine. | Prepairing the Queen Street north west road shoulder |
| Queen Street north west road shoulder. | |
| Cutting up and removing some of the old concrete kerbing. | Prepairing the Queen Street north west road shoulder |
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| New kerbing installed on the north east side of Weraroa Road.
| Terry's concrete truck unloading concrete into the kerbing machine for the new roadside kerbing on the north western side of Queen Street. |
New kerbing installed on the north west side of Weraroa Road. A concrete worker floats of the concrete once the kerbing machine has done it's job. by henryphillips
| Kerbing forming machine in action. The kerbing machine is guided along the marked out line while the concrete truck discharges concrete into it. The result is a formed kerbing is placed neatly beside the road. A built in vibrator packs the concrete down hard while this is going on. |
| Final floating and tiding up the new kerbing | kerbing forming machine in action. The rubber tyre on the machine could do with being inflated. |
| Installing the new kerbing on the north western side of Queen Street.
| Installing the new kerbing on the north western side of Queen Street. |
| Installing the new kerbing on the north western side of Queen Street. | Installing the new footpath on the north western side of Queen Street. |
| Installing the new footpath on the north western side of Weraroa Road. | Installing the new footpath on the north western side of Weraroa Road.
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| Installing the new footpath on the north western side of Queen Street. | Installing the new footpath on the north eastern side of Weraroa Road. |
| Higgins supervisor inspecting damage to ducting by old concrete. | Some old concrete previously put in the cable trench was causing problems. Corner of Queen Street and Weraroa Road. |
| Removing the problem concrete from the trench. | Removing the problem concrete from the trench. |
| Removing the problem concrete from the trench. | A worker has found a damaged Telecom phone cable. |
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| Forming the edging on the south west side of the roundabout. |
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| Installing the ducting from the North east side of Weraroa to the central position of the roundabout. Inthe background is the Levin Squash court building and the Levin Tennis club courts. | Workers are starting to form the central part of the roundabout, digging out the asphalt and ready to install the electrical ducting.
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| The beginning of the centre of the roundabout. | Installing the electrical light wiring to the centre of the roundabout.
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| Installing the curbing around the central platform. | The roundabout central area marked out. |
| Central Platform | Central Platform |
| Central Platform | Central Platform |
| Central Platform | Central Platform
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| Laying new ashphalt around the roundabout. | Laying new ashphalt around the roundabout. |
| Laying new ashphalt around the roundabout. | Laying new ashphalt around the roundabout. |
| Completing the roadworks | Completing the roadworks |
| Completing the roadworks | Completing the roadworks |
| Completing the roadworks | Completing the roadworks |
| Bitumen tanker at work on the roundabout |
Completing the roadworks
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| Bitumen tanker at work on the roundabout | Bitumen tanker at work on the roundabout |
| Bitumen tanker at work on the roundabout
| Happy truck Driver spreading metal |
| Bitumen tanker at spreading metal on the roundabout.
| Laying bitumen on the South west corner of Queen Street.
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| Filling the centre of the roundabout with soil for the garden.
| The centre of the roundabout now ready for planting |
| Workers assemblying the centre light standard ready for installation | Installing the new three light pole in the centre of the roundabout
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| Workers cleaning the central platform of the roundabout. Signage has been installed and compost put on the topsoil.
| Finishing the south west corner grass verge
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| Finishing the south west corner grass verge,
| Higgins trucks loaded with ashpalt lined up in Queen Street waiting to spread their load around the roundabout.
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| Machinery laying asphalt forming a new footpath on the south east corner of Queen Street. |
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| Machinery laying asphalt forming a new footpath on the south east corner of Queen Street.
| Machinery laying asphalt forming a new footpath on the south east corner of Queen Street.
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| Queen Street (West) Weraroa Road roundabout. | The completed roundabout. Looking good. |
| The completed roundabout. Being used, working well.
| The completed roundabout. Looking good. |
| The completed roundabout. Being used, working well.
| A picturesque sight for a roundabout.
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