{"id":2044,"date":"2016-05-03T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T16:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2016-05-03T16:41:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T16:41:23","slug":"dennis-the-waterview-motorway-building-gantry-is-up-for-sale-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/dennis-the-waterview-motorway-building-gantry-is-up-for-sale-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis the Waterview motorway-building gantry is up for sale in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever wanted to build your own motorway or lift heavy beams, a 140-tonne yellow gantry known as “Dennis” could be your best bet – if you’ve got a spare $280,000.<\/p>\n

The machine is\u00a0nearing the end of its use at the huge new Waterview interchange\u00a0on\u00a0Auckland New Zealand’s northwestern\u00a0motorway,\u00a0and has been\u00a0put\u00a0up for sale on TradeMe<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dennis the yellow gantry was predominantly used at night, to minimize traffic disruption.<\/p><\/div>\n

The ad said “Dennis”\u00a0had\u00a0been used to\u00a0lift\u00a0new road segments between pylons and\u00a0complete\u00a0offramps to\u00a0connect the newly built tunnels to the existing motorway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Dennis” has\u00a0lifted\u00a0277 precast super T beams into place on the ramps, working predominantly at night\u00a0when traffic volumes on the motorway were light.\u00a0It was due to place its last beam on the project by\u00a0the end of May.<\/p>\n

NZ Transport Agency’s Highway manager\u00a0Brett\u00a0Gliddon\u00a0said the\u00a0unique\u00a0design of Dennis\u00a0allowed\u00a0it to be\u00a0perched above the motorway all day, without the need for\u00a0conventional cranes.<\/p>\n

It had\u00a0saved\u00a0the project time, reduced\u00a0disruption for drivers\u00a0and avoided\u00a0the need to use cranes in environmentally sensitive areas, he said.<\/p>\n

“There is no doubt that Dennis has done its job perfectly.”<\/p>\n

The gantry\u00a0was named after a project worker called Dennis who died of cancer aged\u00a033. It\u00a0was painted yellow in honor of\u00a0the Cancer Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever wanted to build your own motorway or lift heavy beams, a 140-tonne yellow gantry known as “Dennis” could be your best bet – if you’ve got a spare $280,000. The machine is\u00a0nearing the end of its use at the huge new Waterview interchange\u00a0on\u00a0Auckland New Zealand’s northwestern\u00a0motorway,\u00a0and has been\u00a0put\u00a0up for sale on TradeMe. 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