New Zealand's first fully electronic road toll was one of the largest and most challenging roading construction projects.
The Northern Gateway toll road is the 7.5km extension of Auckland’s northern motorway. Completed in January 2009, at the time it was Transit New Zealand’s largest-ever capital project, with $365 million budget. A consortium, called the Northern Gateway Alliance, was responsible for the road’s project management, design and construction.
The consortium, formed in 2004 comprised Transit New Zealand (now Waka Kotahi), Fulton Hogan, Leighton Contractors, URS New Zealand, Tonkin & Taylor, and Boffa Miskell.
We contributed landscape design, ecological and landscape restoration, and environmental management services to the Alliance; and had a seat on the executive management team and board.
Awards
Transportation Infrastructure category | New Zealand Engineering Awards
Concrete³ Sustainability Award awarded to the Northern Gateway Alliance, including Boffa Miskell | Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand
Arthur Mead Award for the Environment and Sustainability | Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
Sustainability Award of Excellence | NZ Institute of Landscape Architects / Resene 'Pride of Place' Awards
Silver Award | Landscape Design Commercial / Industrial / Institutional Category | NZ Institute of Landscape Architects / Resene 'Pride of Place' Awards
Best Practice Award for Environmental Sustainability | Roading Excellence Awards
Supreme Environmental Award for Projects over $10 million in value, awarded to the Northern Gateway Alliance, including Boffa Miskell | NZ Contractors Federation Awards