2021 has been a great year for the PP2Ō Expressway project and, as I mentioned in the previous newsletter, a lot has been achieved despite the delays and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 Alert Levels. We’re now looking forward to sharing with you what will hopefully be another successful year ahead.

I wish all of you a very happy Christmas and New Year. Hopefully you’ll take time out to get together with family and friends and enjoy the holiday season, as well as the start of a New Year.

Please travel safely over the coming weeks, be courteous, share the road with others and schedule frequent breaks so you remain alert when driving during these particularly busy times on the road.

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

Ngā mihi
Chris Hunt, Project Director

Christmas and New Year shutdown

Over the Christmas and New Year holiday, the project team will stop construction work and our last day on site will be Tuesday 21 December with work starting up again on Wednesday 5 January. If you need to contact the team during the break, please ring 0800 PP2O INFO or email pp2o@nzta.govt.nz. For emergencies, please call the Police on 111.

The newly-opened footpath at the northern end of the project area.

New footpath in Ōtaki opens for the holidays

The small section of footpath at the northern end of the project area, between Rahui Road and the Ōtaki Rail Station, has opened this month for pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy just in time for the Christmas holidays!

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Bridge 7 - Ōtaki Gorge Road.

Tamanui te ra under Ōtaki Gorge Road Bridge

Heading north along the new Expressway as you go under Ōtaki Gorge Road Bridge (Bridge 7), you’ll see Tamanui te ra - artwork on the bridge panels. They are an acknowledgement of the region’s relationship with agriculture.

To the left is Tamanui te ra (Great son of the sun) whose rays represent the ropes used by Maui to slow its path.  In the centre, surrounded by tata (spades) and taewaa (an early Māori implement used for cultivating root vegetables), is Te Tuarātapu-o-Te Rangihaeata (the Tararua ranges) providing water from its awa (rivers and streams) to the plants below.  To the right is a more modern day symbol of agriculture, a tractor and its tread.

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Upcoming construction milestones

Commence expressway sub-base construction north of Bridge 1 (Waitohu Stream Bridge) around early – mid February 2022. This is a layer of aggregate mixed with cement that forms the first layer of the pavement.

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More information

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

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