Unlocking the Johnsonville Triangle

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Project introduction

The NZ Transport Agency and the Wellington City Council are working together to improve traffic moving through the area between Johnsonville, Moorefield and Broderick roads – known as 'the Johnsonville Triangle'.

  • Estimated project dates

    Sep 2014–Dec 2015
  • Estimated project cost

    $5 million–$20 million
  • Project type

    Road improvements
  • Project status

    Completed

Purpose

Work on the Johnsonville Triangle will do more than just make it easier to get in and around Johnsonville. It will also provide a much needed foundation for future commercial and residential growth in the area.

Works will include widening the State Highway 1 off-ramp and changes to some intersections to help ease peak-hour congestion.

Benefits

Benefits include:

  • better traffic flows in the town centre
  • shorter peak-hour queues on the State Highway 1 off-ramp
  • shorter bus travel times and upgraded bus shelters (this project also allows for the improved bus routes planned for the area)
  • easier, safer walking and cycling, and
  • commercial and residential growth in Johnsonville.

The work includes

  • a two-lane off-ramp from State Highway 1 and new traffic lights at the intersection of Johnsonville Road and Fraser Avenue
  • upgrading the intersection of Johnsonville and Broderick roads
  • new traffic lights and signalised pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Broderick Road and Gothic Street
  • replacing the existing Broderick Road/Moorefield Road bridge over the railway lines with a new bridge that will be longer and one lane wider to future proof for potential double-tracking into Johnsonville Railway Station
  • improving the signalised pedestrian crossings on Johnsonville Road, and a new signalised pedestrian crossing to replace the zebra crossing on Broderick Road
  • a new path for cyclists and pedestrians to by-pass the two northern roundabouts (at the intersection of Johnsonville and Moorefield roads and further north at the intersection of Ironside, Helston and Middleton roads)
  • cycle stop boxes (waiting areas for cyclists) at intersections
  • better bus flow around the Johnsonville triangle (Johnsonville, Moorefield and Broderick roads), new bus stops on Johnsonville Road and upgraded bus shelters, and
  • real-time bus travel information.

Find out more on the Wellington City Council website(external link)