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3 unusual facts about Newmarket Viaduct


Newmarket Viaduct

The new Transit New Zealand structure is estimated to cost NZ$ 150 million, and cleared planning hurdles quicker than expected, leading to hopes that it would be possible to build it in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The new viaduct is composed of 468 separate bridge deck sections, produced in a precast facility in East Tamaki.

Carrying the Southern Motorway over the Newmarket suburb area southeast of the CBD of the city, the 700 m long viaduct is up to 20 m high in places.



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