Can you find out when the legs of the Pukeko bridge will be painted, and how they will do it, being so high? They have faded now and lost their "wow" factor when seen by northbound drivers. Anton Giles, Auckland.
Sarah Azam, media manager for the Transport Agency's Auckland and Northland regions, says the paint system is still providing effective protective coating to the structure. In the interests of cost efficiency and avoiding disruption to motorway users, because the work would require the closure of some lanes, the "legs" won't be painted again until the paint system is no longer effective.
Although the paint colour on this bridge has failed prematurely from an aesthetic perspective, the protection remains. The manufacturer of the paint system has accepted this and will be supplying the paint at its cost when the replacement painting becomes a necessity. However labour and traffic management costs to paint the "legs" will need to be covered by the Transport Agency.
Are you able to find out what is going on with the new football pitches at Ngahue Reserve near Stonefields? The fields look complete but the building on the west side has had its foundations done but nothing else for six months. Claire Fletcher, Auckland.
Following is the most recent information I could find, from an article on a website called in-the-back-of-the.net, published in December. The author is Chris Ruffell, Eastern Suburbs AFC chairman, and the article is entitled "The Case for Eastern Suburbs".
