Innowood is working with Symonite Panels Limited and The Building Agency to deliver this project.
Innowood’s InnoCeil ceiling systems used in this project are designed in such a way that the fixings remain invisible while creating a tiny straight shadow line between the boards.
Easy to install, InnoCeil delivers consistent shadow lines between the ceiling boards for a smart uniform look.
The station was designed by Aurecon and Jasmax and constructed by McConnell Dowell and Built Environs.
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AT specialist project manager Adrian Price said the project has had its challenges and the pandemic has delayed its completion by at least 10 weeks. AT specialist project manager Adrian Price said the project has had its challenges and the pandemic has delayed its completion by at least 10 weeks. He said work on the Papatoetoe station came to a grinding halt in March last year when the country went into an alert level 4 lockdown. Price said after a one-month hiatus work started again in late April under alert level 3 restrictions.
Work on the station upgrade began in 2019 and it was one of four shovel-ready transport projects that received Government funding last year. The Government provided $47m for the Papatoetoe project, while approximately $12m came from the Regional Fuel Tax and the balance has come from Crown Infrastructure Partners and development contributions. When the design contract was awarded in early 2019 it was expected to cost $58.8m, but according to Polley the cost of the project has increased due to rising costs and the impact of Covid-19 on international supply chains. AT had originally planned to have the station up and running by late 2020, or early 2021. But last year’s lockdowns and other logistical issues around shutting down the rail lines for the work meant the timeline for the project was extended.