Wellington’s St Mary of the Angels church has offered an inside look at its $3 million earthquake strengthening project.
Video of the work done to date shows contractors L T McGuinness are well underway with the first phase of bringing the heritage-listed church up to 100 per cent of code, which involves strengthening its foundations and shear walls.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake forced the church’s closure in July 2013 after its structure was found to be between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of new building standards. Any building below 33 per cent is considered earthquake-prone. View video