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WAIKARAKA CYCLEWAY:LESSONS LEARNT
Daniel Newcombe & Ina Stenzel – Auckland City Council
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Introduction • Waikaraka cycleway is key link in
Auckland regional cycle network
• Lessons learnt from two sections:– Pikes Point section– Mt Roskill cone section
• Ina Stenzel project managed these
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Waikaraka Cycleway
Auckland CityAuckland CityOne One Tree Tree HillHill
Manukau HarbourManukau HarbourManukau CityManukau City
SH1SH1
Pikes PtPikes Pt
Mt Roskill
Mt Roskill Onehunga
Onehunga
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Pikes Point section
• 4km long• Off-road facility built along existing path• Construction began June 2006• Originally due by Dec 2006• Opened in September 2007• Issues with construction method & asset
performance• Cost increased from $1.45m to $2.26m
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Pikes Point section
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Original conditionOriginal condition
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Issues - Surface construction• Original design widened existing path• Existing path had variable quality &
thickness, minimal basecourse• Concern about design tolerances &
long-term asset performance• Preferred solution replacement of
existing path over entire length • Higher quality asset with much
improved aesthetics
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Existing condition Original designExisting condition Original design
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Eventual design solutionEventual design solution
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Issues – Contaminated site• Cycleway along old landfill site for 700m• Foundations required additional work• Initial tests failed to identify scale of problem• Landfill section also covered in dense
vegetation & with large gas pipeline• Original construction method not appropriate • Needed to avoid disturbing existing ground
while installing quality basecourse
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Issues - Cycleway fence
• Design consultant underestimated need for & length of fencing required through contaminated area
• Oversight corrected at late stage• Contract variation needed to cover full
cost of fencing
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Issues - Landfill
• Previously unknown landfill discovered during drilling works for new boardwalk
• Risk of asbestos contamination • New resource consent & an Asbestos
Management Plan needed• Delayed construction by 3 months
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Learnings• Issues could be prevented if identified
early (e.g. more extensive survey of landfills, depth of basecourse)
• Emphasis on high quality asset rather than scaling down project quality or quantity to fit budget
• Political approval assisted by showing importance of route for regional cycle network & council’s cycle strategy
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Mt Roskill cone section (Winstone Park)
• Cycleway along Transit NZ’s SH20 Mt Roskill extension
• SH20 involves excavation of edge of Mt Roskill volcanic cone
• Major complications due to cultural & heritage significance of cone
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Mt Roskill cone section
Mt RoskillMt Roskill
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Issue – Cone excavations• Opposed by Akl Volcanic Cone Society, Ngati
Whatua, DoC, Akl Regional Council, etc• 1915 Cones Act used to prevent further work• New design shifted SH20 away from cone &
avoided major excavation for cycleway • Still opposition to visual & physical impacts on
cone• Designs changes to use existing path but still
no stakeholder agreement
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Issues – cont’d
• Council commissioned an opponent (landscape architect) to prepare design & landscape plan
• Opponent used his professional skills to negotiate with other opponents & develop the plan
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Issues – cont’d
• New plan reduced overall project footprint• Reduced physical & visual impact on cone• Landscaping acknowledges significance of
cone to iwi• Landscape plan incorporates a new
stonewalls & planting• Narrower path width than preferred (2.1m or
2.4m, with 1.5m over middle section)
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Original design
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Alternative suggestion
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Final design
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Plan of final design
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Issues – cont’d
• Stakeholders agreed to revised plan• Lodging consents in Nov with Auckland
City & NZ Historic Places Trust• Construction depends on consent
progress but aiming for late 2008• Cost approx $1.3m
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Learnings
• Major delays but overall aim will be achieved • Satisfies stakeholders who initially opposed
the project• Engagement of opponent utilised his skills to
develop possible solutions • Difficult negotiation task was taken on by this
stakeholder• Regional cycle network meant project not
seen in isolation
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Conclusions
• These projects gave valuable learnings• Significant budget increases don’t rule
out high quality outcomes• Use opponent’s skills to develop
solutions which achieve Council’s goals & meet stakeholder concerns
• Hope that lessons learned assist other councils in their cycling projects
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Questions or comments?
Or contact the authors later
Daniel Newcombe(09) 367 [email protected]
Ina Stenzel(09) 307 [email protected]