February 2024

Wild weather makes things a challenge

While Seaview offers incredible ocean views, the weather continues to be our biggest challenge, not only for construction but for the morale of staff working day in and day out in the wild and windy conditions. So far, we have experienced around 200 days of weather-related delays since the project started.

What’s coming next

However, despite the weather, we are still on track to complete Stage 2 of the Seaview Energy Resilience work. This year, we are starting work on our mooring dolphins, which are used to secure vessels while they discharge fuel. We plan to have all piling completed for these mooring dolphins this year, and the placing of concrete structures on top of these piles will be completed in 2025.  

Three more concrete structures will be transported from landside out to the wharf on the450t jack-up barge ‘Manahau’ and these structures will secure the main wharf extension. Alongside all the interesting things arriving at Seaview for our project, there will be multiple construction items being loaded out via of Seaview for other projects happening in the Wellington harbour.

Seaview Road Pipeline Works

Construction has commenced on 170m of new pipeline between the former rail crossing on Seaview Road and the Z Seaview fuel storage terminal. The work has resulted in the temporary closure of the Caltex truck stop and will require traffic management to be implemented along Seaview Road from mid-February through to mid-April. The road speed will be reduced and the vehicle lanes narrowed and shifted away from the construction works during this period. Initial construction underneath the Caltex truck has already been completed, with the construction underneath the old rail crossing now underway. This section of work will be completed by the end of June 2024.