A wastewater pipe bridge has become the latest award-winner for Napier structural steel contractor Eastbridge.
The company won the $1.5 million to $3 million project category at the Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) Excellence in Steel Awards in Wellington on Friday, for its work on the Cambridge Pipe Bridge spanning 75 metres over the Waikato River.
Judges made special mention of the seamless completion of the project, upgrading services with previous infrastructure no longer able to meet the needs of a growing Cambridge community without disruption to the existing services.
The judges also noted a design aimed at minimising impact from such events as earthquakes.
The bridge uses a network arch design, an efficient and lightweight bridging form the judges said "looks slender and visually appealing".