Hon Simon O'Brien asks about difficulties encountered during pile driving at Mount Henry Bridge. Hon Ken Travers responds that buried obstructions caused a minor delay of less than a week, with no additional costs or impact on the project timeline.

AnsweredQoN 754Legislative Council
Asked
24 September 2004
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(1) What is the nature and extent of difficulties being experienced from pile driving or other engineering works being undertaken at Mount Henry Bridge? (2) What delays and additional costs will result from these unforeseen difficulties? Hon KEN TRAVERS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer I have was provided on 26 August; therefore, it is current as of that date. (1) Piling at the southern abutment was temporarily delayed in June 2004 when buried obstructions were encountered. (2) The obstruction resulted in a delay of less than one week, with no additional cost to the project or impact on the project’s timing.
(2) What delays and additional costs will result from these unforeseen difficulties? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer I have was provided on 26 August; therefore, it is current as of that date. (1) Piling at the southern abutment was temporarily delayed in June 2004 when buried obstructions were encountered. (2) The obstruction resulted in a delay of less than one week, with no additional cost to the project or impact on the project’s timing.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer I have was provided on 26 August; therefore, it is current as of that date. (1) Piling at the southern abutment was temporarily delayed in June 2004 when buried obstructions were encountered. (2) The obstruction resulted in a delay of less than one week, with no additional cost to the project or impact on the project’s timing.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer I have was provided on 26 August; therefore, it is current as of that date. (1) Piling at the southern abutment was temporarily delayed in June 2004 when buried obstructions were encountered. (2) The obstruction resulted in a delay of less than one week, with no additional cost to the project or impact on the project’s timing.
(1) Piling at the southern abutment was temporarily delayed in June 2004 when buried obstructions were encountered. (2) The obstruction resulted in a delay of less than one week, with no additional cost to the project or impact on the project’s timing.
(2) The obstruction resulted in a delay of less than one week, with no additional cost to the project or impact on the project’s timing.

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