Railway bridges, - Westport to Sergeants Hill
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From: Kevin Smith
Dear KiwiRail,
I am wishing to know what work was completed on the bridges on the line that runs parallel to Stephen Rd, Westport.
That section between Kew Road out to Sergeants Hill previously ran over a series of trestle bridges in the vicinity of McKenna's Creek.
The main bridge adjacent to the new road bridge appears to have been rebuilt with steel webbed beams.
The other bridges in that region have also been repaired or modified, some being replaced by a causeway and series of culverts.
My questions are pertaining to the dates and consents obtained for this work.
The consenting authority would be the WCRC.
I would also like to see the correspondence between Kiwirail and the WCRC concerning this stretch of bridge network since 13 July 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Kevin Smith
From: Shauni James Howard
KiwiRail
Kia ora Kevin,
I'd like to acknowledge receipt of your official information request for
information on what work was completed on the bridges on the line that
runs parallel to Stephen Rd, Westport; the dates and consents obtained for
this work; and the correspondence between KiwiRail and the WCRC concerning
this stretch of bridge network since 13 July 2022.
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Shauni James | Communications Adviser
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Kevin Smith left an annotation ()
I made a mistake with the date.
It should read 13th July 2021 and not 2022.
There were two lots of floods and the railway line was damaged in both events.
The July 2021 date was when NEMA first became aware that the railway line across the overflow channel could become a problem.
I did say WCRC but NEMA may have corresponded directly with Kiwirail over that period also.
The other request was for the modification work on the bridge and the causeway, they could stretch back 20 years or so.
Cheers.
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