Downer NZ has won the ‘project of the year’ title at the New Zealand Airports Conference, for its work resurfacing Hamilton International Airport’s runway.
The award, which recognises excellence in aviation projects, was presented at the Beca awards dinner.
Downer was appointed as the main contractor on the project in July 2013, joining Hamilton International Airport and Beca which had completed the inspections, planning, concept and detailed designs.
This allowed six months of collaborative planning to mitigate the risks in this type of work.
According to Beca’s technical director airports, Tristan Hughes, Downer’s involvement enabled the project team to plan the construction activities that resulted in 50mm thick asphalt being successfully overlaid on to 1,960m of the 2,200m runway.
“Over 26 nights, 11,000 tonnes of asphalt was placed on to the runway.
“Hamilton International Airport remained operational during the day whilst construction took place overnight. All technical specifications were met.”
Downer manager George Leidig accepted the award on behalf of the project team.
