As part of the Southern Corridor
Improvements Project, lane changes and a reduced speed limit of 80km/h will be
implemented over the next two weeks south of the Takanini Interchange to
Pahurehure Inlet. Initial changes will be in place northbound from the
morning of Monday 18 April. Further narrowing southbound will follow from
the morning of Wednesday 27 April.
You can find more from our media
release below. Also attached are diagrams showing the areas of the work and the
proposed detour route for the overnight closures next week.
Please do not hesitate to contact
the Southern Corridor Improvements Team should you have any questions or queries.
Their details:
Phone 0508 NZTA (0508 698 2724)
Email southerncorridor@nzta.govt.nz
Lane changes extended either side of Takanini Interchange on SH1
The NZ Transport Agency says reduced lane widths on State Highway 1 at Takanini will be extended further south in the coming weeks, as part of work to improve motorway bottlenecks in the area.
The
changes are part of the NZ Transport Agency's Southern Corridor Improvements
project which is creating extra motorway lanes.
The width of the northbound lanes is being reduced by 25cm between Pahurehure Inlet and the Takanini Interchange from Monday 18 April. The same changes will come into effect on the southbound lanes through the same area from Wednesday 27 April.
The
speed limit will also be reduced to 80kmh. All changes will be in place for
approximately a year to create a safe work zone while the extra lanes are
built.
"These
changes may cause some short term disruption to motorists and we wish we could
avoid that, but long term there will be benefits as we create extra lanes to
ease bottlenecks," says Brett Gliddon the Transport Agency's Auckland Highway
Manager. "Reducing pinch points on the highways will help us keep people and
freight moving through this important route and provide more consistent journey
times as well as improving safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians."
The
changes follow others earlier in the year in both directions between the
Takanini Interchange and the Alfriston Road and means the lanes will now be
narrowed between Pahurehure Inlet to the Alfriston Road overbridge.
"By
reducing the lanes we can create safe areas for the construction crews to work
throughout the day, not just at night and that means they'll get the job done
much faster with less disruption to residents and motorists overall."
In
order to prepare the new road markings there will be a series of overnight
motorway closures between the Papakura and Takanini Interchanges and traffic
will be diverted via Great South Road.
Motorway closures
SH1
northbound from Papakura Interchange to Takanini Interchange will be closed
each night from Sunday 17 April to Thursday 21 April. Vehicles will be
redirected via Great South Road.
SH1
southbound between Takanini Interchange and the Papakura Interchange will be
closed each night from Tuesday 26 April to Thursday 28 April.
Vehicles
will be redirected via Great South Road. The work is weather dependent and will
be delayed until the next suitable night if conditions aren't suitable.
Narrowed lanes and 80kmh speed limit
SH1 northbound between Pahurehure Inlet and Alfriston Road overbridge from Monday 18 April for approximately 12 months.
SH1 southbound between Alfriston Road overbridge and Pahurehure Inlet from Wednesday 27 April for approximately 12 months.
The $268 million project being delivered by the NZ Transport Agency on behalf of the Government is expected to be completed in 2018. It extends from Manukau to Papakura along State Highway 1 and will improve safety and journey reliability on Auckland's Southern Motorway. Extra southbound lanes will be completed in early 2017 as part of the Western Ring route construction.
The Southern Corridor Improvements Project is the second of four Government accelerated transport projects in the Auckland region which supports current investment in the Western Ring Route and the regional connections south of Auckland.
The
Southern Corridor Improvements project includes:
