Civil

Built for the hard jobs in the hardest places - our civil works team specialise in vertical structures.

From ridgelines to boardwalks, power stations to reservoirs, bridges to back-country huts, Breen’s civil team takes on the projects others shy away from.

Opuha Low Level Outlet: Dam Resilience Upgrade

Fairlie, South Canterbury

Building new infrastructure at the base of an earth dam is anything but straightforward; add in working below ...

Terraces Irrigation Intake & Pump Chamber Installation

Tarras, Central Otago

The project required a durable intake and pump chamber solution in a highly constrained riverside location. With the ...

Hāwea Dam

Lake Hāwea

We're renowned for our earthquake-strengthening work on commercial and historic buildings, but the strengthening of a hydro storage dam is something even more vital to the community. However, as we soon discovered, many of the skills and techniques transferred easily.

Ohau Bridge

Mackenzie Country

When lizard expert Dr Mandy Tocher was called in to identify and remove native skinks and geckos from a habitat where two old bridges were being rebuilt by Breen Construction, she made an interesting discovery.