Bus and Coach Association Notifications

Traffic Notice 16 September- 22 September: Southern Corridor Improvements

Monday, 19 September 2016

Welcome to the traffic notice for the week of 16 September - 22 September for the

Southern Corridor Improvements Project

Traffic notices provide a brief overview of likely traffic disruptions for the following week. Full closures are also advertised in the Weekend Herald. Traffic notices are complemented by monthly construction updates and quarterly newsletters.

ALREADY IN PLACE

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

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

TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK

Northbound:

• Monday 19 September - Thursday 22 September - Night closure of a single lane northbound on the motorway from the Papakura Interchange through to the Takanini Interchange.

• Wednesday 21 September - Thursday 22 September - Night closure of the full northbound motorway between the Takanini Interchange and Hill Road. This includes closure of the Takanini on-ramp (Great South Road).

Southbound:

• Sunday 18 September - Thursday 22 September - Night closure of a single lane southbound on the motorway from the Takanini Interchange through to the Papakura Interchange.

UPCOMING WORKS (dates may be subject to change)

• Sunday 25 September - Thursday 29 September - Night closure of a single lane northbound on the motorway from the Papakura Interchange through to the Takanini Interchange.

• Sunday 25 September - Monday 26 September - Night closure of the full northbound motorway between the Takanini Interchange and Hill Road. This includes closure of the Takanini on-ramp (Great South Road).

• Sunday 25 September - Thursday 29 September - Night closure of a single lane southbound on the motorway from the Takanini Interchange through to the Papakura Interchange.

Night work on the motorway next week involves vegetation clearance, pavement construction and sheet piling. If it rains or ground conditions are too wet, work will be postponed until the next available dry night.

Work 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 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 at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/southern-corridor-improvements/traffic-notices/.  Please allow extra time for your journey at night.

With the lanes narrowed, there is less time to react to other vehicles and it is important for motorists safety to keep to the 80 km/h speed limit past our work areas. There will also be ongoing truck and project vehicle movements accessing the shoulder and median work sites. Keeping both motorists and our team members 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 information and find out more about the project through our website, www.nzta.govt.nz/auckland-southern-corridor.

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 Office located at 8 Great South Road, Takanini.

Sincerely,

The Southern Corridor Improvements Team