The contract to deliver the $195 million second stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway (CSM2) – the final section in the Canterbury Roads of National Significance (RoNS) portfolio – has been awarded to Downer EDI’s joint venture with McConnell Dowell.
To commence in October and complete in 2019, it includes eight kilometres of new four-lane motorway, five kilometres of existing SH1 duplication, five kilometres of local roads and adaptions, seven bridges over the new highway and one local road culverted beneath it to provide better access to and from the south of Christchurch, the city centre and Lyttelton.
“It is the transport gateway for tourism and business, making access to the city, its freight hubs and export markets critical for the economic success of the whole country,” says transport minister Simon Bridges.
“We are looking forward to continuing the tried and tested partnership that is already in play on the Russley Rd upgrade project in Christchurch,” says CSM2 project manager Marc Papke.
