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February 2020

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Kia ora

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Happy New Year from all of us at the PP2Ō project. I hope you all had a great holiday break.

It’s February already and PP2O’s work programme for 2020 is well underway. Bridges are a major focus for the project this month and we expect to complete five bridges this year – Ōtaki River Bridge (Bridge 5), School Road Bridge (Bridge 8), Waitohu Stream Bridge (Bridge 1), the rail overbridge at Marycrest (Bridge 9) and the Makahuri underpass at Marycrest (Bridge 10).

A major milestone for the project is the School Road Bridge (Bridge 8) at Te Horo. The first of the beams is scheduled to be positioned on March 1. The placement of the beams is an exacting process which will require a full closure of SH1 to ensure road users’ safety. This work is being carried overnight to keep delays to motorists to a minimum.

Another focus this month is getting traffic switched onto the Local Arterial Road (LAR) at Marycrest. The switch was planned to take place before Christmas.  However, we delayed the switch to allow time to carry out more testing on the pavement to ensure it was ready to carry traffic and not disrupt holiday period traffic.

So, as you can see, it’s a busy time on the project and your safety and that of our workers remains a high priority. Traffic management is an essential part of this and the team has put together a video (see below) to explain why various traffic management methods are used.

If you need any further information, please visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/pp2o, call us on 0800 PP2O INFO or email pp2o@nzta.govt.nz

Andy Goldie, Project Manager

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Dotterel bird standing on river rocks.
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Banded Dotterels are perfectly adapted to their environment.

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The nationally vulnerable banded dotterel’s thriving

With the Ōtaki River a known habitat for the nationally vulnerable Banded Dotterel, ensuring the construction of the PP2Ō river bridge caused no harm or significant impact to the birds has been the top priority for Fletcher while working in the river corridor.

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West side of Bridge 8’s central pier, looking towards State Highway 1.

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Bridge 8 construction underway

The construction of Bridge 8 at Te Horo is underway and when finished, it will carry the realigned School Road over the existing State Highway 1 (SH1), the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) and the new Expressway.

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Traffic management truck being followed by cars with orange road cones lining the road.
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Rolling blocks are used for many reasons. Watch the video to learn more.

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What’s the hold up!

You can’t see anything happening ahead, yet that traffic management truck up front is going so slow, and the traffic is building up as far as you can see behind. But, just because you can’t see anything,  doesn’t mean there is not some danger ahead. In fact, you can rest assured if a ‘rolling block’ is in place, there is a lot happening and most of it is directed at keeping road users safe.

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Five men in high-visability vests on left looking at an automated barrier arm with a stop sign in the centre.
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Traffic Management Supervisor Travis Medhurst (right) demonstrates the Optiboom traffic management system to his staff.

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Remote traffic management being trialled in Ōtaki

Introducing innovative technology and safer traffic solutions to an ever-changing terrain around the PP2Ō expressway project, is what Higgins Traffic Management Supervisor Travis Medhurst enjoys most about his job.

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Work is progressing well on the new local arterial road at Te Horo.

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Construction update

Work is continuing on Bridge 1 (Waitohu Stream Bridge) by Taylors Road and by the end of March 2020, we expect to have all the beams placed, Bridge 1 stretches over the Waitohu Stream.

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More information

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For more information on the Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway, contact us at 0800 7726 4636 or email pp2o@nzta.govt.nz. For emergencies, please call the Police on 111.

Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/pp2o

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