CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Read our construction update to see what has been achieved and what is coming up on the Karangahape Road Enhancements project. 

Symonds Street to Upper Queen Street

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• In a small section by the corner of Upper Queen Street, the team is continuing to build a traffic island for the new traffic lights and install footpath tactiles (textured paving to assist visually impaired pedestrians at crossings).

Upper Queen Street to Mercury Lane

Work has progressed well over the last week with large sections of the paving completed. 

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• Continue work on the Upper Queen Street corner to remove the existing slip lane, connect the cycleway and reconstruct the new wider footpath
• Careful removal of the Nikau palms, ready for replanting back into the project at a later stage
• From tomorrow, there will be a slight change to the access at the mid-block pedestrian crossing. Access will remain, however to undertake the works in this area, the crossing will be moved towards Upper Queen Street by approximately 3 meters - illustrated below. 

Hereford Street to Howe Street 

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• Continue with kerb preparation work and ducting across Howe Street.

Howe Street to the Overbridge

Upcoming works - what to expect:

Howe Street works include:

• Continue with kerb and channel installation

• Construction of the garden bed

• Drinking fountain installation.

Upcoming night works - what to expect:

• Demolish the footpath at the intersection and install new ducting below ground 
• Starting tonight, Monday 9 March 2020, work will start to excavate services for new street light foundations, near Merge Cafe. We will be using the air vacuum excavator to safely excavate around services. This work will be undertaken each night this week.

Overbridge

Works on the overbridge is progressing well with the second bus shelter and glass installed.

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• Installing the coloured film on the glass panels on second bus shelter
• Continue with the footpath reinstatement in front of the bus shelters.

STAGING & LOADING ZONES

Below is a map of the Karangahape Road precinct showing the construction stages, temporary bus stop relocations and loading zones.

Work was expected to commence in the section from Symonds Street to Queen Street today.  We are still awaiting traffic management approval to start work, therefore this section is now expected to start later this week. 

For most of this stage, construction is in the carriageway and the outer edge of the footpath, however there will be footpath reconstruction on the intersections at Liverpool Street and Queen Street.  The bus stop at this location will also be removed but service will be maintained along Karangahape Road.

Auckland Transport’s parking enforcement is working to ensure parking is being correctly used throughout the Karangahape Road precinct.  If you have a request for parking enforcement, please call Auckland Council on 09 301 0101.

Please find a link here to a larger version of the below image. 

If you have any construction queries during the project, we encourage you to contact us on 
0800 KRD JFC (0800 573 532) or karangahaperoad@jfcltd.co.nz