We've been pushing on with the concrete deck repairs since our last update on 9 May and we're grateful to our contractor, Volker Laser, for their hard work in maintaining good progress on our major project. We're pleased that the hydro demolition has finally finished and are grateful to all of our shared path active travel users for their patience while we finished this safety critical works.
We've now completed half of the repairs required to the cantilever edge soffits and this is progressing at a good pace, and the repairs to the concrete slab edges at the movement joint locations are about 75% complete. You'll see the safety boat on station most days as the scaffolders erect and dismantle four scaffolds on a rolling basis, working in synchronisation with the team repairing the concrete to keep work progressing efficiently.
The waterproofing to the concrete deck is also around 50% complete as we took advantage of the recent good weather. This is more than 7,500m2 of deck and 30,000m2 of waterproofing product (because it's a four coat system). We hope for some more dry days in June to allow us to maintain the momentum, although the weather forecast is not great for the next week or so! Our contractor will look to "chase" the good weather to make the most of dry spells.