<p>A Ring Road Bridge Series #5 of 17 has been placed.</p>
<p>Morrinsville Road Overbridge had been completed a while now but the ring road beneath is still been completed.</p>
<p>You'll be looking for an Eclipse tin.</p>
<p>"Our work included construction of 9.5km of expressway between SH1B (Gordonton Rd) and Horotiu, 1.5 million m⊃3; of earthworks, seven bridges, 220,000m2 of pavement and surfacing, and a grade-separated interchange with Gordonton Rd." Sourced from Fletcher Construction.</p>
<p>A standout feature of the expressway is Te Rehu o Waikato (the Mist of Waikato); a 140m long, five span bridge which carries the motorway over the Waikato River. The Waikato River is sacred to mana whenua and as such bridge piers were not permitted within the water course. To comply, the bridge was designed with a steel ladder deck with the 55m main span supported on innovative v-shaped piers. The V-shaped piers feature artwork designed by a Waikato-Tainui master carver and depicts tuna whakaheke (eel migration). Pou whenua on top of the bridge feature ancestral figures recognising ancestral connections to the Taupiri-Horotiu and wider region. The entire 1.5 million m3 of earthworks and 220,000m2 of pavement were constructed within just two years.</p>