2. Erecting gantries and signs

Large gantries have been built across the expressway in the north and south. These carry large signs directing traffic into the correct lanes to reach their destination. The foundations were built on site, and the gantries built off-site in sections. Night closures of SH1 were required to lift the gantry sections into place, bolt them together and install the signs.

3. Final traffic switches at Tamahere

Through April and May, traffic on SH1 will be switched to new lanes to allow the final layers of asphalt to be laid through the Southern Interchange.

We’ve laid 95% of the final asphalt surface. We are currently laying the final seal in the north near Lake Road, and at Powells Road and Ruakura.
 

4. Progress at Ruakura

The new Ruakura Road layout is about to be chip sealed. One way traffic is now running on part of the new layout. A section of Ruakura Road has been bypassed, and this is being repurposed as an access for local residents ([pictured below).

Final asphalting is about to begin on the new Ruakura Road connection with the Ruakura Interchange.

More information

For more information on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway, contact us at waikatoexpressway@nzta.govt.nz or phone us on 0800 322 044.

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