Welcome to the traffic notice for the week of 19 - 25
May 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
CLOSURES NEXT WEEK
Northbound
Southbound
Local Roads
UPCOMING
WORKS (dates may be subject to
change)
Night work on the motorway next week involves continuing the demolition of the Orams Road Bridge, asphalting in the median at the Pahurehure Inlet, and Slipforming the new median barrier under Alfriston Road Bridge. If it rains or ground conditions are too wet, work will be postponed until the next available dry night.
To construct an
additional fourth southbound lane from SH20 to Hill Road, the eastern span of
Orams Road Bridge will be widened. Orams Road Bridge will be temporarily closed to all
pedestrians and traffic while this work takes place from April 22 to October
2017.
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 10pm 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 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 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 the public 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.
