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  • Construction progress – May 2021
  • Construction progress – January 2021
  • Construction progress – October 2020
  • Construction progress – September 2020
  • Construction progress – August 2020
  • Construction progress – July 2020
  • Construction progress – June 2020
  • Construction progress – May 2020
  • Construction progress – March 2020
  • Construction progress – January 2020
  • Construction progress – December 2019
  • Construction progress – November 2019
  • Construction progress – October 2019
  • Construction progress – September 2019
  • Construction progress – August 2019
  • Construction progress – July 2019
  • Construction progress – June 2019
  • Construction progress – May 2019
  • Construction progress – April 2019
  • Construction progress – 2017–2018
  • Project area
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Construction progress – May 2021

Looking north across Pahurhure Inlet
Aerial view of Te Mara o Hine footbridge
Looking South over Takanini Interchange with Pahurehure Inlet in the background
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Construction progress – January 2021

Pedestrian cycle bridge and motorway over Pahurehure Inlet
New shared path with views to Pahurehure Inlet
Takanini Interchage now planted
Overview from Manurewa lookng towards Manukau
Overview from Orams Road looking towards Hill Road
Overview from Takanini looking towards Papakura
Overview from Papakura looking towards Takanini
Close-up of Pescara Point
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Construction progress – October 2020

Overview - October 2020
Close-up of Pescara Point - October 2020
Pescara Point - October 2020
Bridge and SUP over Pahurehure Inlet - October 2020
Last remaining section of SUP to be completed - October 2020
Takanini Interchange showing median islands under construction - October 2020
Overview looking south - October 2020
Takanini Interchange overview looking south - October 2020
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Construction progress – September 2020

Overview at Pahurehure Inlet - September 2020
New swales at Takanini interchange - September 2020
Great South Road - September 2020
Takanini Interchange - September 2020
Overview looking south - September 2020
SUP and bridge at Pescara Point - September 2020
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Construction progress – August 2020

Project overview - August 2020
Takanini Interchange - August 2020
Final seal nearly reaching Walter Strevens Drive Bridge northbound - August 2020
Concreting of walking and cycling pathway from Gardone Reserve to Conifer Grove Reserve - August 2020
Progress on concreting of walking and cycling pathway at and over footbridge at Pescara Point - August 2020
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Construction progress – July 2020

Shared use pathway - July 2020
Project overview - July 2020
July 2020
Central area showing construction of SUP - July 2020
Takanini Interchange and GSR - July 2020
Close-up GSR and Spartan Road - July 2020
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Construction progress – June 2020

Project overview from Papakura looking North - 22 June 2020
Overview of SUP - 22 June 2020
Footbridge and SUP - 22 June 2020
Footbridge closeup - 22 June 2020
Takanini Interchange - 22 June 2020
Takanini and Great South Road - 22 June 2020
Manukau Harbour - 22 June 2020
Pescara Point - 22 June 2020
Southern Motorway Papakura - 22 June 2020 Interchange
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Construction progress – May 2020

Project aerial view - May 2020
Bridge at Pescara Point - May 2020
Final EMOGPA surfacing overview - May 2020
Final EMOGPA surfacing progress - May 2020
Final surfacing southbound - May 2020
Great South Road and Takanini Interchange - May 2020
New recreational area - May 2020
Bridge at Pescara Point - May 2020
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Construction progress – March 2020

Pescara Point - March 2020
Overview of central section showing Takanini Interchange - March 2020
Manukau Harbour and Pescara Point - March 2020
EMOGPA final seal southbound at Takanini Interchange - March 2020
Close up Takanini Interchange and GSR - March 2020
Close up of stormwater swales at Takanini interchange - March 2020
Close up of central SUP recreational area - March 2020
Central SUP recreational area - March 2020
Central overview showing EMOGPA seal - March 2020
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Construction progress – January 2020

Takanini interchange and Great South Road – 30 January 2020
Central section – 30 January 2020
Manukau Harbour and southern motorway – 30 January 2020
Orams Road bridge – 30 January 2020
Overview from Papakura interchange looking north – 30 January 2020
Pahurehure Inlet – 30 January 2020
Pescara Point – 30 January 2020
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Construction progress – December 2019

Southern motorway looking north from Papakura – December 2019
Bridge at Pescara Point – December 2019
Bridge over Main Truck rail line – December 2019
Central part of project showing all lanes open – December 2019
Great South Road southbound ramps – December 2019
Long aerial overview looking south with all lanes open – December 2019
Motorway over Pahurehure inlet and footbridge at Pescara Point – December 2019
Pahurehure Inlet Bridge – December 2019
Pahurehure Inlet Bridge showing all lanes open – December 2019
Southern Motorway and Manukau Harbour – December 2019
Southern Motorway at Manukau Harbour – December 2019
Takanini Interchange and Great South Road – December 2019
Takanini Interchange overview – December 2019
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Construction progress – November 2019

Takanini southbound offramp – November 2019
Bridge at Pescara Point – November 2019
Central northbound construction – November 2019
Central section of project looking south – November 2019
Foot bridge at Pescara Point – November 2019
Manukau Harbour from bridge at Pescara Point – November 2019
Medain works over Main Truck Rail Line – November 2019
Median works over Papakura stream – November 2019
Motorway at Manukau Harbour – November 2019
Pahurehure Inlet bridge – November 2019
Takanini Interchange and Great South Road – November 2019
Takanini Interchange northbound offramp – November 2019
Takanini Interchange – November 2019
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Construction progress – October 2019

New bridge at Pescara Point – October 2019
Works under Walter Strevens Drive Bridge – October 2019
Central area showing Takanini interchange and Great South Road – October 2019
Takanini interchange and Great South Road – October 2019
Takanini northbound onramp works – October 2019
Takanini interchange looking south – October 2019
Central area looking south from Takanini interchange – October 2019
New planting along papakura Stream under motorway – October 2019
Road widening and shared user path central area – October 2019
Paving of approach to Pahurehure Inlet bridge – October 2019
Paving of Pahurehure Inlet bridge – October 2019
Bridge across motorway taken from Pescara Point – October 2019
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Construction progress – September 2019

Takanini interchange and Great South Road west – September 2019
Takanini interchange stormwater swale – September 2019
Takanini interchange – September 2019
Central area shared use path – September 2019
Northern section split level median barrier – September 2019
Pescara Point Bridge approaches – September 2019
Resurfacing of Pahurehure Inlet bridge – September 2019
Shared use path at Takanini interchange – September 2019
Southern end, showing planting and newly concreted shared use path – September 2019
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Construction progress – August 2019

Great South Road Takanini – August 2019
Aerial view looking north, showing SUP construction and Takanini interchange – August 2019
Takanini stormwater ponds – August 2019
Takanini Interchange – August 2019
Shared path across Pahurehure – August 2019
Pahurehure Inlet Bridge second view – August 2019
Pahurehure Inlet Bridge – August 2019
Overview from south – August 2019
Noise barrier walls southern end – August 2019
Motorway looking north towards Pescara – August 2019
Green wall at Botanic Gardens and motorway at Hill Road – August 2019
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Construction progress – July 2019

View looking south – July 2019
Central area – July 2019
Central area shoulder works – July 2019
Median works northern end and Botanic Gardens – July 2019
Overview of project area – July 2019
Pahurehure Inlet Bridge – July 2019
Pescara Point – July 2019
Shoulder works near Pescara Point bridge foundations – July 2019
Takanini interchange – July 2019
Takanini interchange – July 2019
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Construction progress – June 2019

Road surfacing over Pahurehure Inlet Bridge – June 2019
Orams Road bridge over SH1 – June 2019
Overview of central part of SCI Project – June 2019
Median works Northern part of SCI project – June 2019
Median works at Takanini Interchange – June 2019
Great South Road Takanini – June 2019
Foundation earthworks for bridge at Pescara Point – June 2019
Demolition of old median barriers at Northern end of SCI Project – June 2019
Takanini Stormwater Retention Device – June 2019
Takanini Interchange – June 2019
Southern Motorway looking North from Papakura – June 2019
Southern Corridor Improvements Project overview – June 2019
Southern Corridor Improvements Project – June 2019
Bridge foundations at Pescara Point – June 2019
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Construction progress – May 2019

Southern Motorway stormwater retention earthworks at Takanini interchange – May 2019
Southern Motorway shoulder widening before Hill Road offramp – May 2019
Southern Motorway shared user path across Pahurehure – May 2019
Southern Motorway Pescara Point – May 2019
Southern Motorway Pahurehure Inlet Bridge approaches – May 2019
Southern Motorway Pahurehure Inlet Bridge (BR26) – May 2019
Southern Motorway over Pahurehure – May 2019
Southern Motorway North of Takanini planting the green corridor – May 2019
Southern Motorway Improvements Project – May 2019
Southern Motorway Improvements Project flyover – May 2019
Southern Motorway at Botanic Gardens showing green retaining wall – May 2019
Southern Motorway Area South – May 2019
Southern Motorway Area North stormwater retention pond – May 2019
Southern Motorway Area North median works – May 2019
Southern Motorway Takanini Interchange – May 2019
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Construction progress – April 2019

Southern Motorway Takanini Interchange stormwater retention ponds – April 2019
Southern Motorway detail of retaining wall at Botanic Gardens – April 2019
Southern Motorway improvements – April 2019
Southern Motorway retaining wall at Botanic Gardens – April 2019
Southern Motorway showing Pahurehure Inlet bridge and shared user path – April 2019
Southern Motorway southbound extra lane to Hill Road – April 2019
Southern Motorway southbound shoulder at Botanic Gardens – April 2019
Southern Motorway stormwater retention pond near Botanic Gardens – April 2019
Southern Motorway Takanini Interchange – April 2019
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Construction progress – 2017–2018

Construction of the southbound bridge over Pahurehure Inlet
Demolition of bridge over railway at Takanini
Bridge lift at Takanini Interchange
Construction at Takanini Interchange
Asphalt and earthworks in the southbound shoulder through Longford – October 2017
Looking southbound over Takanini Interchange works – October 2017
Pahurehure Inlet Bridge construction progress – October 2017
Puhinui Stream widening begins – October 2017
Orams Road bridge widening complete – October 2017
Orams Road bridge, nearly ready to be re-opened – October 2017
New abutments on the southbound bridge over Great South Road – January 2018
Night work in the median
Asphalt in the median, looking southbound through Takanini
Earthworks and noise wall post installation in the southbound shoulder through Conifer Grove
Retaining wall panel installation for the new Takanini southbound off-ramp
Spartan Bridge and Railway Bridge with retaining walls - new southbound off-ramp at Takanini
Papakura Stream Bridge – new southbound off-ramp
Orams Road bridge progress – September 2017
Preparing for construction of the new Pahurehure Inlet bridge – September 2017
Looking north from Walter Strevens bridge in Conifer Grove – September 2017
Widened Orams Road bridge – August 2017
Widening the median over the Pahurehure Culvert – August 2017
New piers southbound over Great South Road – August 2017
Earthworks in the southbound shoulder at the Pahurehure Bridge – August 2017
Pahurehure Inlet – July 2017
work continues in the northbound shoulder over Papakura Stream and the railway line – July 2017
New noise walls in Takanini – July 2017
Swale planting and new noise walls in the southbound shoulder at Takanini – July 2017
Preparation to lift the new bridge beams at Orams Road bridge – July 2017
Progress of the southbound lane widening at the Pahurehure Inlet – June 2017
Progress of the northbound bridges over Papakura Stream – June 2017
Looking north from Alfriston Road bridge – June 2017
Finishing the piles for the wider Orams Road bridge – June 2017
Beam placement for the northbound bridge over Papakura Stream – June 2017
Northbound on-ramp bridge construction starts over Papakura Stream – May 2017
Three lanes southbound open to traffic at Takanini – May 2017
Installing piles to widen Orams Road bridge – May 2017
Installing sheet piles in the northbound shoulder – May 2017
Asphalt laid in the median at Pahurehure Inlet – April 2017
New southbound off-ramp at Takanini Interchange – April 2017
Preparing the southbound median for asphalting through Takanini – April 2017
Improving the ground strength in the southbound shoulder – May 2017
Noise walls – March 2017
Bull Run over Papakura Stream – March 2017
Takanini southbound off-ramp under construction – March 2017
Takanini Interchange – March 2017
Pahurehure Inlet – Pre-construction – March 2017
Granulars and noise walls looking South in the southbound shoulder through Conifer Grove
Box cut looking South from Alfriston Road Bridge – March 2017
Orams Road Bridge pre-construction – February 2017
Hill Road pier protection under construction – January 2017
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Project area

Takanini Interchange
Southern Corridor
Southern Corridor in action
Southern Corridor in action
Takanini Interchange
Southern Corridor in action
Southern Corridor in action
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Historical images

Southern Motorway construction – Takanini Interchange looking south – 19 November 1963
Southern Motorway construction complete – 22 December 1965
Orams Road bridge looking south – 19 October 1961
Takanini Interchange looking north to Alfriston Road bridge – 18 December 1961
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