The road down to the jetty from the junction of Jetty Road/Creswell Ave is now closed to public vehicles.
It remains open to foot traffic, so you can still enjoy the beautiful foreshore walk.
There may be the odd occasion over the next few months when the road is temporarily closed to everything while trucks unload materials to the site, for safety reasons. HEB Construction will keep the community informed by putting up signs and we’ll share information on this page and on the Jetty Trust’s Facebook page.
Meanwhile, more piles and beams have arrived and are due to be delivered to the contractor’s yard in Belfast any day.
The Environment Canterbury site visit was on 12 September and went well. The handrails (E. globoidea harvested from trees in Little River) are being dressed. Some of the stainless steel fixings are in the country, with the rest on its way and due next month.
The contractors will start work on-site early next week (19/20 September). They will start by setting up the site and working on access and then will install the first piles at the land-end.
We are looking at installing a time lapse/security camera, with the help of HEB. It’s extra money that we’ll have to find somehow, but is a once-in-generations chance to capture this historical rebuild, plus it will provide an online live webcam feed for people to watch the work. How cool would that be!
