JFC Construction Update - Construction Progress - Issue 44 - 29 June 2020 New 30km/hr speed limit for the City CentreFrom the 30th of June, a new road speed limit of 30km/hr will come into force in the City Centre. Around 600 roads in the Auckland region will have their speed limit reduced as part of Auckland Transport’s Safe Speeds programme and Speed Limits Bylaw 2019. To find out where the speeds are changing on 30 June, follow the link for the interactive map here. Or for more information on the changes, click here. CONSTRUCTION UPDATERead our construction update to see what has been achieved and what is coming up on the Karangahape Road Enhancements project. Symonds Street to Queen StreetUpcoming works - what to expect:
Upper Queen Street to Mercury LaneUpcoming works - what to expect:
Upcoming night works what to expect: Night works continue early this week at the Upper Queen Street corner. These night works are taking place in the evening due to lower pedestrian and vehicle numbers as changes to traffic management are required. To do this safely there will be changes to vehicle and pedestrian access during these works and diversions will be in place. Works include moving the existing traffic light to a temporary drum so that work on the kerbline can continue, relocating existing infrastructure out of the carriageway, and finishing the demolition of the remaining traffic island. This work is expected to take three nights to complete, starting from 19:30 to 04:30 each night. Please note there will be intermittent medium to high volume noise, i.e. grinding but we will endeavour to have noisy works completed by 10:30pm Photo: Raingarden soil being prepared for low level planting Mercury Lane to West TerraceUpcoming works - what to expect:
West Terrace temporary road closure - planned start 1 July 2020: Work to construct the speed table across West Terrace is planned to start 1 July, subject to traffic management approval. Due to the narrow nature of West Terrace, a temporary road closure is required to construct the speed table. There will be no access to West Terrace via Karangahape Road. Vehicle access will be provided for residents only via Galatos Street. Pedestrian access from Karangahape Road to West Terrace will be unavailable during working hours. However in the evenings, we will reduce our working space/fencing and make pedestrian access available. During the day, pedestrian access to Karangahape Road from West Terrace will be via East Street and Galatos Street. This work is expected to take 6 weeks. OverbridgeUpcoming works - what to expect:
Hereford Street to Howe StreetThe traffic management plans allow for work on one side of Howe Street at a time. We have exposed the existing services and have also commenced installation of new ducting in this location. Asset owners have relocated services at this location and this activity is ongoing. Upcoming works - what to expect:
Photo: Existing services exposed CYCLEWAY - SOFT OPENING:During the works, sections of the newly constructed cycleway have remained closed for safety reasons as they did not link up along the street. However, as works are progressing we can facilitate a soft opening of the cycleway now instead of opening it fully at the end of the project. In conjunction with AT and Bike Auckland we have and will continue to open sections of the cycleway - there will be temporary signage and road markings to help guide cyclists on along the cycleway. Please follow these signs and dismount when required While this "soft opening" will allow cyclists to utilise sections of the cycleway that do not have active construction in them, it is important to note that construction work will take place later at some of these ‘open’ cycleway sections to finalise construction. In these instances, we will have the relevant traffic management in place to indicate these work locations but we will endeavour to maintain cycleway access. Temporary road markings are completed on the eve of the opening. The following are planned sections to be opened - dates will be confirmed in the upcoming newsletters:
Photo: Cycleway signage STAGING & LOADING ZONESUpcoming section: The section between Queen Street and Pitt Street is expected to commence mid to late July. Parking and Loading zones: Below is a map of the Karangahape Road precinct showing the construction stages, temporary bus stop relocations and loading zones. 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. Loading zone map below If you have any construction queries during the project, we encourage you to contact us on If you know of anyone who would like to receive these updates, feel free to forward this email to them and get them to subscribe via the link below. Or email us at karangahaperoad@jfcltd.co.nz |