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Rangiriri project updatePART OF THE WAIKATO EXPRESSWAY
November 2016
Rangiriri section
Old SH1 (closed)
Wayside Rd
Mur
phy
St
Te Onetea Rd
RANGIRIRI
Realigned Te Onetea Rd
TE ONETEA
STREAM
TO AUCKLAND
TO HAMILTON
TO TE KAUWHATALAKE KOPUERA
Churchill East Rd
Glen Murray Rd
Rangiriri RdRANGIRIRI
HOTEL
Te Kauwhata bridge
Plantation Rd
Te Kauwhata Rd
Wayside Road
Te Wharepu Road
Te Wharepu bridge
Rangiriri intersection permanently
closed
Rodda Road
New timetable for completionThe project team would like to update road users and stakeholders on progress on the Rangiriri section. A wet winter and spring has delayed some activities but there is now more certainty about the timing of the next stages as we work towards project completion.The new timetable for completing works at the Te Kauwhata and Rangiriri interchanges is outlined below. Please note that over the Christmas holiday period, the Expressway at Rangiriri will remain open to one lane of traffic in each direction with a speed limit of 70km/h. The project team is targeting mid-March to have the Expressway open with four lanes of traffic at 100km/h.
22November 28
November
Te Kauwhata bridge
Te K
auw
hata
Rd
Plantation Rd
Wayside Rd
Mur
phy
St
Te Onetea Rd
RANGIRIRI
Realigned Te Onetea Rd
TE ONETEA
STREAM
TO AUCKLAND
TO HAMILTON
TO TE KAUWHATA
TE KAUWHATA INTERCHANGE
LAKE KOPUERA
ALL south-bound tra�c to Te Kauwhata,
Rangiriri and Glen Murray
Exit at Wayside Road
Te Kauwhata Rangiriri Link Rd
Te Wharepu bridge
Churchill East RdGlen M
urray Rd
Rangiriri RdRANGIRIRI
HOTEL
Te Wharepu RdOld SH1 (closed)
Way
side R
d
Mur
phy
St
RANGIRIRI Realigned Te Onetea Rd
TE ONETEA
STREAM
TO AUCKLAND TO HAMILTON
TO TE KAUWHATA
LAKE KOPUERA
Rangiriri
bridge
Churchill East R
d
Glen Murray Rd
Rangiriri Rd
RANGIRIRI
HOTEL
Te Kauwhata
bridge
Plantation Rd
Te Kauwhata Rd
Te Wharepu RoadTe Wharepu Road
Completion of Rangiriri south-bound on-rampOn 28 November the section of on-ramp between Murphy Street and Rangiriri Road will be open. Access to the on-ramp is via Te Wharepu or Glen Murray Roads, or from Murphy Street and Rangiriri Road within Rangiriri township.
Wharepu Road one-way From 9 January Te Wharepu Road will be one-way heading north for approximately seven weeks. Only north-bound traffic from Rangiriri will be able to use this link road. South-bound traffic from Te Kauwhata, wanting to get to Rangiriri, will need to use the Expressway and exit at Rangiriri.
The reason for this one-way is so the contractor can work on the new alignment of the intersection at Te Kauwhata and carry out work to turn this road into a local road which will be managed by Waikato District Council in the future.
28November 09
January
Connections openOne way
Connections openOne way
New connections at Te KauwhataOn 22 November the south-bound on-ramp at Te Kauwhata will open to traffic.
08December
The south-bound off-ramp at Te Kauwhata will open to traffic on 8 December.
Then on 28 November the Te Kauwhata north-bound on-ramp will close for approximately two months to allow completion of surfacing work on the main alignment at the northern end of the project.
28November
From 28 November northbound traffic from Te Kauwhata will detour via Rodda Road (which will remain two-way) to access the expressway while the on-ramp is closed.
NZ Transport Agency November 2016
4 | Waikato Expressway Rangiriri section | Project update | November 2016
Longswamp section under way Work has started on the Longswamp section after Transport Minister Simon Bridges turned the first sod at a ceremony on 14 October. The Longswamp section will see the expressway between Rangiriri and Hampton Downs upgraded to two lanes in each direction, with improved local road connections.
In order to minimise disruption to travellers on SH1 while work is completed at the Rangiriri section, Longswamp contractor Downer NZ will conduct most of the initial work at the northern end of the section near Hampton Downs.
Turning the first sod on the Longswamp section are Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson, Waikato-Tainui representative Tom Roa, Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Waikato MP Lindsay Tisch.
Expressway overview mapThe Waikato Expressway is one of the Government’s seven Roads of National Significance. The Expressway will improve safety and reliability and reduce travel times and congestion on State Highway 1 by delivering a four-lane highway from the Bombay Hills to south of Cambridge. It is being built in seven sections.
2
2
27
26
23
393
1
25
1B
Huntly
Raglan
Rangiriri
Te Kauwhata
Ohaupo
Meremere
Tuakau
Pukekohe
Hamilton
Cambridge
Taupiri
NgaruawahiaMorrinsville
Completed sectionsIn progressTerritorial authority boundaryExisting state highwayOther roadsHamilton urban area
OHINEWAI7.0km
TE RAPA7.3km
OpenedDecember 2012
Opened December 201516km
CAMBRIDGE
NGARUAWAHIA12.3km
OpenedDecember 2013
TAMAHERE INTERCHANGE2.4km
MERCER11.0km
POKENO11.6km
Under constructionHAMILTON
21.8km
Construction 2016-20
Under construction
HUNTLY15.2km
Construction 2016-20
Under construction
LONGSWAMP5.9km
Construction 2016-18
Under constructionRANGIRIRI
4.8kmConstruction
2013-2017
Any questions?Adrian BathgateNZ Transport Agency, Communications and stakeholder liaisonPhone: 07 958 7260 Email: [email protected]
Paul NimmoFletcher Construction, Traffic and stakeholder managerMobile: 027 206 4212 Email: [email protected]
It’s important to the project team we keep you informed as the project progresses.
These works are key steps towards final project completion connecting local roads to the new expressway. We appreciate your patience as drivers become accustomed to the new layouts.
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Keeping you informed We will be providing updates to the local community about specific works through letter drops and information flyers.
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