Preferred route information days
Thank you to everyone who came and visited the project team in Puhoi and Warkworth at the information days held in early May.
PDF versions of the posters displayed can be viewed on the publications page.
Due to the geological challenges of the project area, the NZTA has separated the new highway project between Northland and Auckland into two separate sections to allow the route between Puhoi and Warkworth to continue while further investigations continue further north:
Puhoi to Warkworth
The two phase consultation process is complete for this section of the RoNS and a preferred route is available to view.
You can read more about the preferred route in newsletter 6.
Puhoi to Warkworth preferred route.
Warkworth to Wellsford
At this stage options to progress the Warkworth to Wellsford section of the RoNS are being considered as part of a long term strategy to identify a programme of improvements for the entire Auckland to Northland state highway corridor. Read more on the FAQs page.
Benefits
The road of national significance Puhoi to Wellsford has a strategic role connecting the Auckland and Northland regions, supporting future regional economic growth, improving the safety of the route, and making journey times more reliable.
Objectives
Four objectives, which have been endorsed by the Transport Minister, guide the development of the Puhoi to Wellsford project. These objectives reflect the greater focus on economic development set out in the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Planning (2009). The objectives are:
- To enhance inter-regional and national economic growth and productivity;
- To improve movement of freight and people between Auckland and Northland;
- To improve the connectivity between the medium to long term growth areas in the northern Rodney area;
- To improve the reliability of transport network through a more robust and safer route between Auckland and Northland.
Other benefits include reducing congestion during peak periods, and improving economic development and tourism opportunities in Northland.
Timeline
Starting in 2010 the project involves five stages running from investigation to construction.
