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Would you like to know more about the SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project (Stage 1) between Trigg Road, Huapai and Factory Road, Waimauku? Come along to our online webinar next Thursday to learn more about these important transport safety improvements, currently underway.

The webinar will be held on the online meeting platform, Microsoft Teams, and includes updates from the project team at Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Fulton Hogan and Beca, along with an opportunity for you to ask questions. See details below:

When: Thursday 9 November

Time: 7:30pm-8:00pm

Register: For a link to the webinar register at SH16 Webinar

Traffic management includes steel barriers between Matua Road and Berry Bridge

Steel barriers installed

The first temporary steel barriers have been installed between Matua Road and Berry Bridge. Steel barriers will provide protection for the workers during construction while maintaining one lane of traffic in each direction. The next section will be undertaken shortly and will extend to include Factory Road to Matua Road. These barriers will remain in place until the work is complete. We ask people to drive with extra care and look out for the safety and wellbeing of our construction crew. 

Fulton Hogan construction programme overview

Construction work continues to focus on widening Berry Bridge and relocating gas mains in the area highlighted light blue below (Phase A). The team is also widening the road between Factory Road and Matua Road and early works continue to clear vegetation and identify underground service locations.

Essential information

• Day time work hours are 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturdays. Night-time work hours are 9pm to 5am, Sunday to Thursday.
• Long-term traffic management will be in place 24/7 and some night-time detours will be necessary. Please follow the signage carefully and allow extra travel time.
• Work will be happening on the road and in berms along SH16.
• All work will be fenced to ensure safety of work crews, drivers and the community - please take extra care when driving, walking and cycling.
• This work involves machinery which can create noise, vibration, and dust. Fulton Hogan will endeavour to complete the noisiest works as early in the evening as possible and maintain industry best-practice methods to keep this disruption to a minimum.

Background

Waka Kotahi is working toward a vision for Aotearoa where no one is killed or seriously injured on our roads. Safety improvements in infrastructure, including the SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project, will save lives and reduce the number of people seriously injured on Aotearoa New Zealand’s roads and streets.

To make this SH16 corridor safer, we’re making a number of improvements:

• Installing flexible road safety barriers to catch drivers who leave their lane before hitting something harder like trees, poles, ditches or other vehicles.
• Installing four turnaround bays to enable safe turning movements along the corridor.
• Widening bridges that are too narrow.
• Creating a wider road shoulder so there's more space for people who cycle.

More information

Please contact Linda Casey, Fulton Hogan Stakeholder Liaison Manager by emailing linda.casey@fultonhogan.com or phoning 0800 287 667

For more information on the SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku project, please visit https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh16-brigham-creek-and-waimauku/ or email us at SH16SafetyImprove@nzta.govt.nz