The base is down. Now more work to do before going onwards and upwards.
A major milestone for the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building was marked this week with the completion of the concrete slab.
Health New Zealand new hospital project director Tony Lloyd said the completion of the concrete slab was a big milestone and it was now time to move on to the next part of the project.
‘‘The next phase involves completing the plinths that will hold the base isolators. These are the concrete block structures visible on the slab. Work on these is progressing as planned,’’ Mr Lloyd said.
‘‘At the same time, enabling works are under way across the site. This includes driving piles for the three tower cranes and preparing other infrastructure needed before vertical construction can start.’’
The pour had 5361cu m of concrete, the equivalent of two Olympic swimming pools, Health NZ said in a social media post this week.
There were 15 pours of concrete, about one a week, most being done at night. The pours were between 250-485cu m of concrete each.
A total of 1361 tonnes of reinforcing steel was used, the equivalent of 900 cars.
All up, it took 20,500 hours of work to get the job done.
The building was on track to open in 2031, HNZ said.
