Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:56 am
Former Chartered Professional Engineer Peter Wastney has
been censured and fined for designing and certifying a
towing connection that was not fit for purpose.
In
August 2017, a failed towing connection resulted in a
trailer separating from a truck while it was travelling at
speed along the Kohatu-Kawatiri Highway to Nelson. No one
was hurt although the consequences could have been
serious.
At the time, Mr Wastney was one of Waka
Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Heavy Vehicle Specialist
Certifiers (HVSC).
An investigation by Engineering New
Zealand found that the failure occurred due to metal fatigue
because the design and construction of the towing
Press Release – Engineering NZ Former Chartered Professional Engineer Peter Wastney has been censured and fined for designing and certifying a towing connection that was not fit for purpose. In August 2017, a failed towing connection resulted in a trailer separating from a truck …
Former Chartered Professional Engineer Peter Wastney has been censured and fined for designing and certifying a towing connection that was not fit for purpose.
In August 2017, a failed towing connection resulted in a trailer separating from a truck while it was travelling at speed along the Kohatu-Kawatiri Highway to Nelson. No one was hurt although the consequences could have been serious.
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Huge torrents of floodwaters, lahars, a massive earthquake and at least one fire have hit the country's bridges in the past, costing lives and cutting off key roads.
The Harington Street transport hub.
Photo: Supplied
The council got rid of the Harington Street site earlier this year to avoid having to shell out another $7m demolishing the multi-storey car park.
It was meant to be a key project to help rejuvenate the city centre, but the $29m car park was only partially built when multiple serious seismic defects were discovered. Legal action to recover wasted costs relating to the Harington Street car park is ongoing, the council said. The action is against the building designer and the design peer reviewer.
The designers were structural engineers.
The intent was to recover as much as possible of the $20.5m ploughed into the project, the council said.