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

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
• Continue to connect ducting, cycleway, kerb and channel and paving across mid-block pedestrian crossing
• From today, 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 

Over the weekend, the left-hand lane on Karangahape Road between Hereford Street and Howe Street was reopened and fencing was removed up to Howe Street corner. Some fencing remains around raingardens for the safety of pedestrians.  Bike racks have been installed in this section as well.

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• Continue with rain garden, garden lights and street light installation

• Continue with kerb preparation work and ducting across Howe Street

Howe Street to the Overbridge

The left-hand lane on Karangahape Road between Howe Street and the overbridge was reopened over the weekend.  

A change in pedestrian management on the corner of Howe Street was set up to facilitate the safe movement of pedestrians while we continue with the ducting installation across Howe Street.

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• Continue with rain garden and street light installation

• Continue with kerb preparation work and ducting across Howe Street

Upcoming night works - what to expect:

• This week, work will commence 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 take one night this week and be complete  by 10:30pm

Symonds Street to Queen Street

Today work commenced in the section from Symonds Street to Liverpool Street.

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 has been removed but service will be maintained along Karangahape Road.

Upcoming works - what to expect:

• Sawcutting and demolition and installation of underground services

STAGING & LOADING ZONES

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

On Friday 20 March 2020, the team is expected to move (subject to approvals) into the section from Mercury Lane to West Terrace. For most of this stage, construction is in the carriageway and the outer edge of the footpath, however there will be footpath reconstruction and construction of speed tables on the intersections of East Street and West Terrace with 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