Improvements to the seven sections:
- Leach St / Hobson St / Northgate
- Northgate / Watson St
- Northgate / Mangorei Rd
- Ngaio St / Waiwaka Tce
- Northgate / Paynters Ave overbridge
- Devon Rd / Devon St East / Queens Rd
- Constance St
Leach St / Hobson St / Northgate
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- creating an additional lane for traffic heading to the city
- separating lanes with a painted median to improve safety
- installing on-road cycle lanes
- installing an extra lane for traffic turning from Northgate onto Leach St to make turning easier
- installing a Give Way for traffic turning into Hobson St.
Northgate / Watson St
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- installing a second bridge over the Te Henui Stream
- providing an additional lane into the city (westbound) and out of the city (eastbound) to reduce delays
- making Watson St (north and south) left in and left out only
- separating lanes with either a painted or raised median
- installing on-road cycle lanes in both directions
- installing an off-road shared cycle and pedestrian path on the southern side of the road.
Northgate / Mangorei Rd
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- providing a dedicated queuing lane for drivers heading to the city turning left from SH3 into Mangorei Road
- extending the right hand turning lane to the city from SH3 into Mangorei Road
- installing advance cycle boxes
- including microwave detection for pedestrians to make the traffic signals more efficient
- widening the footpath on the north-west side of the intersection to make it safer for people to wait for the pedestrian signals
- providing cyclists and pedestrians with their own off-road path on the south side of Mangorei Road intersection.
Ngaio St / Waiwaka Tce
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- widening the intersections to improve visibility and turning
- installing islands to create safer intersections.
These roads will both still remain as left in and out only intersections. Right hand turning out of and into these intersections will still not be possible.
Northgate / Paynters Ave Overbridge
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- provide four lanes in both directions
- install on-road cycle lanes in both directions.
Devon Rd / Devon St East / Queens Rd
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- providing a second bridge with three lanes over the Waiwhakaiho River, with the inside lane specifically for right turns into Devon St East, meaning there will be five lanes of traffic across both bridges
- providing two lanes in either direction to and from the city
- stopping right hand turns from Devon St East onto SH3 to improve safety
- installing on-road cycle lanes in both directions
- providing off-road cycle access to and from Devon St East via a path under the bridge for cyclists crossing SH3
- lowering the path under the existing bridge so there is a clearance height of 2.4 metres.
Constance St
This section of road will have the following improvements:
- removing the right hand turn from Constance St onto SH3
- banning right hand turns into Constance St from SH3
- installing a raised median barrier along a portion of this road to stop right hand turns into and out of commercial properties between Queens Rd and Constance St.
