(Image provided by Site Engineer Dushyant Mediratta) No cones! Looking east from Manukau Memorial Gardens, the road is open with the newly signalised intersection making it safer for drivers and people walking and on bikes..

State Highway 20B Early Improvements Update

1 April 2021

Kia ora koutou,

State Highway 20B Project Updates keep you up-to-date with project progress and upcoming physical works on State Highway 20B (SH20B).

The road is now open to four lanes with new signalised intersections at Campana Road and Manukau Memorial Gardens. Please note that a new permanent speed limit is now 60km/h between Orrs Road and Manukau Memorial Gardens.

The opening of the lanes does not mean the SH20B project has reached full completion – construction work, including landscaping and service works, will continue. It is not anticipated that the ongoing work will interrupt traffic.

Led by kaumatua David Wilson, Te Ākitai Waihoua whanau bless the SH20B worksite

Dawn blessing

In the rain at dawn on Tuesday, 30 March, project partners Te Ākitai Waihoua, performed a karakia to bless and open the brand new shared use pathways at SH20B.

They were joined by representatives from Waka Kotahi, Auckland Airport and Fulton Hogan.

Please join the opening event to celebrate the newly upgraded State Highway 20B.

The opening event we have been waiting for!

As we shared with you last week, the opening event for an upgraded SH20B is scheduled for 11am, Friday 16 April 2021. 

Please let us know if you are planning to attend our SH20B Opening Event. The team would love to see you there.

Project progress

Activities next week (4-11 April)

Please note that some works are weather dependent and may be delayed.

During the day (from 7am to 7pm)

Zone 1 and 2 (from Pukaki Creek Bridge to the SH20 interchange)

• Complete traffic island works
• Complete  vehicle entranceway works
• Installation of boundary fencing
• Topsoil and landscaping reinstatement
• Sign installation

At night (9pm to 5am, Sunday to Thursday)

The road will be OPEN to through traffic, but STOP/GO traffic controls and traffic lights will operate.

Please drive safely and allow extra time for your journey

• Continue the final stone mastic asphalt layer and line marking reinstatement on a nightly basis – progressing along sections of the road each night.
• Service works throughout the site.

Contact us

Please call us at 0800 796 796 or email sh20B@nzta.govt.nz if you have any questions about the SH20B Early Improvements project.

Project overview

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Auckland International Airport Limited are upgrading State Highway 20B for better and more reliable travel options with a new shared path and additional priority lanes between Pukaki Creek Bridge and State Highway 20.

This project will integrate with improved transport facilities within the airport precinct along SH20B and at the upgraded Puhinui Station Interchange.

The project is the first step of the Southwest Gateway programme to provide better public transport, walking and cycling facilities with safer and more efficient freight movements to, from and around Southwest Auckland.

Fulton Hogan undertakes this work on behalf of Waka Kotahi.

Key early improvements on State Highway 20B to be delivered by 2021 include:

• A safe place for people to walk and ride bikes
• Safety improvements including central median barrier protection, improved lighting and a reduced speed
• Improved pavement, drainage and stormwater treatment
• Two improved intersections at Campana Road and Manukau Memorial Gardens.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency works to create transport solutions for all New Zealanders – from helping new drivers earn their licences, to leading safety campaigns to investing in public transport, state highways and local roads.

For more information on the project, you can also visit our website at www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/southwest-gateway/20connect/