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Hon Amy Adams
Minister of Justice
Minister for
Courts
27 November 2014
State-of-the-art Justice precinct reaches key milestone
The $300 million Christchurch Justice precinct has reached a key milestone with the final concrete pour and the installation of the first cranes.
Justice Minister Amy Adams today inspected the build site of the new Justice and Emergency Services Precinct alongside Prime Minister John Key.
The state-of-the-art precinct will be home to the Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Police, Department of Corrections, NZ Fire Service, St John, local and regional civil defence and emergency management teams, and the judiciary.
Ms Adams said the precinct reflected the Government’s commitment to rebuilding Christchurch and to delivering better public services.
“The Justice Precinct is the largest multiagency government project in New Zealand’s history. By sharing facilities and services, agencies from across the justice sector will be better placed to work together to ensure the best services are delivered to Cantabrians,” says Ms Adams.
Construction began in July this year and the final concrete pour – the first major construction milestone – is on track to be completed by the end of November. It will be the largest foundation slab of all anchor projects, comprising of more than 9500 cubic metres of cement supported by 25,000 cubic metres of soil, with 10 separate concrete pours.
“An enormous amount of work has gone into the build so far with a total of 43,960 construction hours completed to date. At its peak, more than 500 people will work on the site,” says Ms Adams.
During
the visit the Prime Minister and Ms Adams witnessed the
naming of the site’s two cranes by two local schools and
were briefed on the Base Isolation technology being used in
the build.
Construction is forecast to be completed by
December 2016.
Justice precinct build by the
numbers
• 9500m3 of concrete poured – the
largest foundation slab of all anchor projects
• Three
buildings
• Five levels with 42,000m2 floor
space
• 1100 staff when built and 900 daily
visitors
• 19 courtrooms
• 500 people working on
site during peak construction
• 43,960 construction
hours to date
• Ten separate concrete pours – each
incorporating an average of 150 tonnes of reinforcing steel
laid by hand
• Two cranes (Michael Angelo & Phoenix)
named by local schools.
More info on the Justice precinct can be found at www.ccdu.govt.nz/projects-and-precincts/justice-and-emergency-services-precinct
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