News & Media Releases

All the media releases about the Waterview Connection Project issued by NZTA are listed here.

NZTA to call tenders for NZ's biggest ever roading project

1 July 2010

The NZ Transport Agency today announced that it is to call tenders to build the Waterview Connection, the biggest and most complex roading project ever in New Zealand.
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Waterview Connection Project Expo Planned

26 February 2010

Residents affected by the Waterview Connection project including widening of the Northwestern motorway [State Highway 16] from St Lukes to Te Atatu will get a chance to find out more at project expo planned for next week.
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NZTA moving forward with Waterview Connection

20 January 2010

The New Zealand Transport Agency is moving forward with the next steps on the Waterview Connection on the SH20 Western Ring Route following confirmation of a revised alignment and tunnelling options in December 2009.
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Fewer affected homes and less disruption for revised Western Ring Route

21 December 2009

Design improvements for the Waterview Connection section of Auckland's Western Ring Route will require fewer houses and significantly reduce disruption to residents and commuters on Great North Road.
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NZTA confirms route for Western Ring Route completion

11 September 2009

The NZ Transport Agency Board has confirmed the combined surface/tunnel alignment for the Waterview Connection project that will complete the Western Ring Route around Auckland.
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Western Ring Route completion

11 September 2009

Questions and answers.
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Waterview Connection - comments close soon

23 July 2009

The NZ Transport Agency is reminding people to who wish to provide comments on the Waterview Connection project to do so by next Friday (31 July).
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Open days scheduled for Waterview Connection

21 May 2009

The NZ Transport Agency is inviting people to attend community open days on June 2 and June 3 to discuss the agency's proposal for completing the Western Ring Route around Auckland by connecting SH20 at Mt Roskill to the Northwestern Motorway (SH16).
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NZTA announces preferred option for Western Ring Route completion

13 May 2009

The NZ Transport Agency Board has announced its preferred option for completing the Western Ring Route around Auckland by connecting SH20 at Mt Roskill to the Northwestern Motorway (SH16).

Board chairman Brian Roche says the option selected for the Waterview Connection project can be funded within the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), providing certainty for construction, which could begin as soon as 2011.
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