June 2020

Safety Improvements

We hope you and your whānau are all keeping safe and well during this time.
The team is currently busy working on making SH22 between Drury and Paerata safer. This project is part of the Safe Network Programme; a collaborative initiative that aims to save up to 160 deaths and serious injuries every year by making New Zealand’s highest risk state highways and local roads safer. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is also planning for growth in the longer term as part of our Supporting Growth Programme.

We are pleased to announce that funding has been approved to continue the design for our first priority, the SH22/Glenbrook Road intersection and work has begun on this. Funding has also been approved for further design work for safety improvements to the rest of SH22. 

Work will also begin shortly on construction of some interim safety upgrades to the SH22/Great South Road intersection.

Following consultation on the speed limits last year we are pleased to announce that we are implementing safer speeds on this road from 30 June 2020.

Glenbrook Roundabout

Improvements to this intersection area priority due to the current road safety risk. At this stage we are working to design a new roundabout that is safer and that will also become an access point for the Paerata Rise development.

In preparation for this, the team is getting ready to do ground investigations in the Glenbrook intersection area. These works are being done to understand the geology of the area to inform the design of the new roundabout ahead of construction. This includes excavation using a digger and some drilling using hand operated drilling machines.

There will also be some road quality testing which uses a trailer mounted apparatus. In the coming weeks, you may see some of the team near the intersection, carrying out these works. Please make sure to slow down around them and keep safe on the road. We will keep you updated as this progresses, and we will be in touch with residents near the intersection soon.

Construction of the roundabout is still subject to funding and the granting of a resource consent, so the team is also working simultaneously to get seek these approvals.

Great South Road Intersection

We’re pleased to confirm that we’ll be making improvements to the intersection of State Highway 22 (SH22) and Great South Road to make it safer for all road users. The SH22/Great South Road intersection work is being delivered thanks to support from the developers of Drury South Crossing business park.

This work will make this intersection safer and improve traffic flow whilewe continue to investigate further safety improvements ahead of our longer term plans to support growth in the area. This work includes widening the road, relocating some utilities, extending flush medians (the white diagonal lines painting in the centre of the road), and improving line markings and islands. This intersection upgrade is one of a number of short-term safety improvements identified for SH22, the first of which, a new right turning bay for Jesmond Road, was completed in May 2019.

Construction will begin over the next few weeks and is expected to take two months. We will update you again prior to work starting to let you know what to expect during construction.

SH22 Paerata

New speed limits to improve safety on SH22

As part of the proposed safety improvements, and review of speed limits, we engaged with the local community and key stakeholders in 2017 and 2018 to understand people’s views on current and proposed speed limits along this corridor. In October and November 2019, we formally consulted with the public on proposed speed limit changes on State Highway 22 between Drury Interchange and Paerata.

We thank everyone who provided feedback on this speed review. The insights received by partners, stakeholders, the local community and road users offers us valuable information to ensure speeds are safe and appropriate for the state highway and everyone who uses it. 

Together with the information gathered through consultation and our technical review process, our decision on the speed limit changes is outlined below. The following speed limits were proposed during consultation and have been set as the new permanent speed limits. The new permanent speed limits will come into effect on 30 June 2020.

SH22 Drury interchange

• Reducing the speed to 60km/h for the 70km/h section from the south-western end of the Hingaia Stream Bridge to 100m south of Burberry Road.

SH22 Drury Interchange to Paerata

• Reducing the speed to 80km/h for the 100km/h section 100m south of Burberry Road to 430m north of Crown Road.

SH22 Paerata

• Reducing the speed to 60km/h for the 70km/h section 430m north of Crown Road to the intersection of SH22/Lough Bourne Drive.

For more information on this please visit our speed review webpage.

Auckland Transport Speed Changes

Auckland Transport is also making changes to speed limits on some local roads in Franklin on 30 June. We are working collaboratively with Auckland Transport to deliver our speed limit changes together. Please visit the Auckland Transport website for more information about speed reviews in Franklin.  www.at.govt.nz/speed

Related projects

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has other projects currently underway to help ensure safe transport and respond to growth across the south.

Supporting Growth

Public engagement has opened on a series of future projects to create a well-connected and safe transport network to support growth in southern Auckland. The Supporting Growth Programme, a collaboration between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail, is seeking community feedback on a range of proposals including the Mill Road corridor from Manukau to Drury, rail upgrades and new train stations, road improvements as well as public transport and walking and cycling networks.

In the Drury area, the Supporting Growth team will be talking with landowners as well as seeking community feedback between 18 May – 12 June 2020. To find out more and to sign up for project updates go to supportinggrowth.govt.nz. If you’d like to give your feedback on these proposals, join the conversation here.

Papakura to Bombay

The Papakura to Bombay which will make improvements to State Highway 1 (SH1) between the Papakura interchange and a planned new interchange at Drury South (between Drury and Ramarama). The project will support the growth of communities in the south by increasing transport choice and accessibility and will support economic activity and the movement of people and freight.  The project team is currently working on the design of the improvements, and construction is planned to begin later this year as part of the NZ Upgrade Programme. You can sign up to their newsletter here to receive project updates.

The SH22 safety improvements team is working with both the Supporting Growth team and the team delivering the Papakura to Bombay project to ensure connectivity and coordination to get the best outcomes for the south of Auckland.

More information

For more information on the SH22 Drury to Paerata safety improvements project, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with Kathy Chinn, our Community Engagement Manager, on 021 064 4777 or kathy.chinn@nzta.govt.nz.

Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/d2p

For more information on the SH22 Speed Limits visit our speed review webpage or get in touch with the team at auckland.speed.reviews@nzta.govt.nz.