State highway projects

The proposed Southern Links project involves 32 kilometres of future transport network, including 21km of state highway and 11km of urban arterial roads in the city’s Peacocke structure plan area.

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An investigation into ways to reduce congestion and travel time as well as improve safety for all road users including pedestrians and cyclists... more ›

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is working closely with Tauranga City Council to improve Tauranga’s central corridor, otherwise known as Hairini Link.

The Hairini Link aims to increase traffic capacity and improve travel times as traffic numbers increase along the route.

The Hairini Link encompasses the stretch of road on SH2A between the Maungatapu and Hairini roundabouts, and Cameron Road including 15th Avenue, Turret Road and the Hairini Bridge. The Hairini corridor crosses into SH29, a national strategic route, improvements to the corridor particularly at the intersection of SH29 and SH2A will help to separate state highway and local traffic.

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A secondary investigation to review the design and scope of existing proposals for the route... more ›

An investigation into options to improve the safety and efficiency of State Highway 29 near Tauriko between Omanawa Road in the south west, to the junction with Route K in the north east... more ›

An investigation into realigning of a section of SH29 to improve safety... more ›

Papakura Interchange upgrade project... more ›

The causeway upgrade is a 4.5 kilometre-long project between the Great North Road Interchange and the Te Atatu interchange, and is a key component in completing the Western Ring Route road of national significance project. The existing six-lane causeway will be widened to provide additional lanes in both directions. The shoulder lanes for buses will be widened and extended, and there will be improvements to the pedestrian and cycleway beside the motorway. The causeway will also be raised to prevent flooding during extreme tidal conditions, and stormwater will be treated to a higher standard before it is discharged into the Waitemata Harbour.

The causeway runs besides the Motu Manawa - Pollen Island Marine Reserve. Design data has been gathered during the causeway trial, which took place during 2012, to ensure that the Causeway Upgrade will have as little impact on the Marine Reserve as possible.

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Underway in west Auckland is the Waterview Connection project to join up State Highways 16 and 20 via a 4.8km, six-lane motorway, half of which will run underground. This link will complete the Western Ring Route, at last giving Auckland an alternative to State Highway 1 and the harbour bridge for travel through and within the region. The Waterview Connection will also create a direct motorway link between the central business district and international airport. It is New Zealand’s biggest road project ever, with a construction budget of $1.4billion... more ›

This project is to improve SH1 between Pūhoi and Wellsford in the northern Auckland region... more ›