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Posted November 17, 2016 20:36 · last edited November 17, 2016 20:37

Ryan wrote:

Apparently Courtney Central is shut (probably because of the carpark again). After the 2013 earthquake that carpark was shut for months while it was strengthened (with everyones cars stuck in it), I know they had welders from the Taranaki oil rig in town fixing it so obviously the strengthening wasn't as good as hoped.

All the engineers did was put angle iron plates to give floors more support at beam joints. Jacked up and aligned the ramps with steel supports reducing the height limit for vans etc. Nothing was done to strengthen the shell or stop subsidence.

I was told by one of the workers it would not last and should have been pulled down.

The south side has sunk and is leaning toward Courtenay place. It's coming down by man or nature!

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Blew.2 edited November 17, 2016 20:37
Ryan wrote:

Apparently Courtney Central is shut (probably because of the carpark again). After the 2013 earthquake that carpark was shut for months while it was strengthened (with everyones cars stuck in it), I know they had welders from the Taranaki oil rig in town fixing it so obviously the strengthening wasn't as good as hoped.

All the engineers did was put angle iron plates to give floors more support at beam joints. Jacked up and aligned the ramps with steel supports reducing the height limit for vans etc. Nothing was done to strengthen the shell or stop subsidence.

I was told by one of the workers it would not last and should have been pulled down