Progress on the Rimutaka Hill Road.
It’s scarily impressive to be honest. Diggers are perched high up on the hill, cutting a way through the sharpest bends. Sometimes it really does look as if they are about to go hurtling down the hill and end up somewhere in the valley.
These photos were actually taken a few weeks ago:
These are taken from the summit looking south towards Wellington.
This is looking up towards the summit, traveling from Wellington (The weather was crap that day!):
And a Closer view of what they are doing – not that it makes much sense to my untrained, un-engineering eye.
Sorry the photos aren’t the greatest – they are taken on an iPhone !
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Comments
4 Comments on Progress on the Rimutaka Hill Road.
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Sarah on
Mon, 1st Mar 2010 9:28 pm
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Avalon on
Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 7:21 pm
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james on
Sun, 4th Jul 2010 10:03 am
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Avalon on
Sun, 4th Jul 2010 3:07 pm
Impressive, scary and well worth it!
Its getting more impressive as they dig more of the hill out. The diggers seem to be held there by will power alone.
im working on this hill driving machines. the weather is the main hold up with winter creeping in. but slowly making progress
Wow James – thanks for taking the time to comment! I probably ought to do another update – cos its looking really good up there now.
So from a frequent Hill Driver – you have my thanks for all the hard work you are doing up there. Its still really impressive watching what you are all doing 
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