Bus and Coach Association Notifications

Traffic Bulletin: Southern Corridor Improvements: 20 - 26 May

Friday, 20 May 2016

Welcome to the traffic bulletin for the week 20 - 26 May for the

Southern Corridor Improvements Project

• Narrowed lanes and 80 km/h speed limit northbound between Pahurehure Inlet and Alfriston Road.

• Narrowed lanes and 80 km/h speed limit southbound between Alfriston Road and Pahurehure Inlet .

TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK

• Sunday 22 May - Monday 23 May - Night closure of full southbound motorway between the Takanini southbound off-ramp (Great South Road) through to the Papakura southbound on-ramp (Beach Road). This includes closure of the Takanini southbound on-ramp.

• Monday 23 May - Night closure of two lanes northbound on the motorway between the Takanini Interchange and Hill Road.

• Tuesday 24 May - Night closure of full northbound motorway between the Takanini northbound off-ramp (Great South Road) through to Hill Road. This includes closure of the Takanini northbound on-ramp.

• Wednesday 25 May - Night closure of two lanes northbound on the motorway between the Takanini Interchange and Hill Road.

• Wednesday 25 - Thursday 26 May - Night closure of a single lane southbound on the motorway between Hill Road and the Takanini Interchange.

UPCOMING WORKS

• No planned closures.

Night work on the motorway next week will involve:

• Earthworks along the median from Alfriston Road bridge (north of Takanini) to the Pahurehure Inlet.

• Exploratory work of underground gas lines at the Takanini Interchange.

• Concrete saw cutting and removal along the median between the Takanini Interchange and Alfriston Road.

• Relocation of services between the Takanini Interchange and Alfriston Road.

Working during the night will allow our crews to operate equipment safely while adjacent to the existing traffic lanes. Work in the shoulder and median work zones will continue during the daytime next week, but this will not affect traffic movements.

Night work closures are typically from 9pm at night to 5am in the morning. Detours will be in place to take motorists along local roads, leading back to the next motorway interchange. All detours will be clearly signposted, and maps of the typical routes can be found on our website here: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/southern-corridor-improvements/traffic-notices/. Please allow extra time for your journey at night. If it rains, work will be postponed until the next available dry night.

It is important that motorists keep to the 80 km/h speed limit past our work areas. There will be ongoing truck and project vehicle movements accessing the shoulder and median work sites. Keeping both motorists and our team members as safe as possible is imperative and we need everyone's help to do this.

As always, we will be doing our best to minimise effects of these works on motorists as much as we can. 

We thank you for your patience as we work to improve journey reliability and safety along the Southern Corridor.

You can read more background and find out more through our website: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/southern-corridor-improvements/

If you have any questions or queries, please contact our team on free phone 0508 NZTA SCI (0508 698 2724) or email us at southerncorridor@nzta.govt.nz. Also, feel free to visit us at the Project Drop-In Centre located at 8 Great South Road, Takanini.