Reconnecting Communities Following Cyclone Gabrielle

Presenters: Michael Sinclair and Tilly Hoffman-Wall, WSP

Thursday 21 March, 12.00pm

Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand from 12 to 16 February 2023 resulting in 11 fatalities and estimated damage greater than $10 billion.
Infrastructure on the East Coast of the North Island was slammed by the Cyclone with over 30 bridges washed away, cutting off access to many communities.
This presentation will talk through reconnecting our communities, inspecting and triaging the entire bridge stock and the designing and building of temporary structures.

Michael Sinclair is a Senior Engineer leading Bridge Asset Management for WSP. He was seconded to the Hastings District Council during the initial response of Cyclone Gabrielle. Michael worked closely with stakeholders, consultants, and local contractors to reconnect communities and coordinated the establishment and implementation of the Bridge Response, Recovery and Rebuild phases for the Council.
 
Tilly Hoffman-Wall is a Graduate Engineer Civil at WSP. She has worked closely with Wairoa District Council following Cyclone Gabrielle, from the initial inspections through to developing the long term response plan. She has worked with the local contractors and stakeholders to establish access to disconnected communities.

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