Waiho River Stopbank Protection

Client: West Coast Regional Council

Description: This contract involves the upgrading the Northern and Southern stopbanks to protect Franz Josef from the Waiho River.
Site works include upgrading of existing gravel stopbanks including rock work and the construction of new sections of gravel stopbanks including rock work over 2.60km on the true right bank of the Waiho River. 140,000 tonnes of rock is supplied from MBD Contracting’s Whataroa Quarry, carted and placed on the raised and newly constructed gravel stopbank.