Wairoa Cycleway Truss Footbridge completed… and what a great colour!!

DC Structures Studio - June 20, 2020

On 17th June 2020 we performed the final inspection of the Wairoa Cycleway truss footbridge. The final solution is a breathtaking show-case of good steelwork craftsmanship and the final colour looks amazing. We selected “Resene Guru” for the truss footbridge based on our earlier 3D modelling visualisations. I was very pleased to see it was a great choice. Modelling colours on a computer is never an exact science, so it is pleasing to see the colour works really well in the real-world… WOW!

A very pleasing job. Just a few touch-ups remaining and some approach paths to complete until it gets opened. I look forward to riding along this new piece of infrastructure when it officially opens to the public in late 2020.

For more info see here: https://www.dcstructuresstudio.com/wairoa-clip-on-cycleway-truss/

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