Waihoehoe Road upgrade

Project update

23 January 2026

Project newsletter | He pānui

We're pleased to bring you this Waihoehoe Road upgrade project newsletter.  This issue includes an update on construction and upcoming community engagement. 

Piles installed in our work site at 18 Waihoehoe Road.

Construction update | Mahi hangatanga

Our crew have been hard at work over the last few weeks installing bridge piles ahead of construction of the new Waihoehoe Road bridge later this year.

The piles are up to 37m long to provide a solid foundation for the bridge - which will have up to 6 lanes to provide access to the new Drury Railway Station.

The final piles will be installed in February and the concrete caps will be finished in March.

Piles on the western side of the rail line along Tui Street (below).

Update on 232 Great South Road

Temporary fencing has been put around the Drury Lane building at 232 Great South Road for security while we do inspections and test for asbestos. Removal of this building is planned for early February and will take approximately 2 weeks to complete.

The 2-storey building at the northern end of 232 Great South Road (formerly Koko Classics and others) will be initially retained for potential use by the project team.

The start of construction on the cleared site will depend on the construction programme to be agreed with the contractor once the main construction contract is awarded. The site is likely to remain fenced off in the meantime.

We'll be salvaging bricks from the well on site and handing over to the community to be repurposed. The majority will be made available to the Drury Community Committee and others to Papakura Museum. We can hold some aside for other expressions of interest – you can reach the project team on the contact details below.

Community engagement | He kōrero mā ngā hāpori

Want to learn more about the Waihoehoe Road upgrade project?

We regularly attend community information days approximately every quarter. Come along to learn more about construction progress, project staging, and design plans.

Other transport project teams working in the Drury/South Auckland area also attend these information days to provide a more complete picture of the different projects underway in the community.

Our information days for 2026 are listed below:

• Saturday 28 February - from 10am to 1pm
• Saturday 30 May - from 10am to 1pm
• Saturday 22 August - from 10am to 1pm
• Saturday 21 November - from 10am to 1pm.

Venue:

Drury School Hall
23 Young Crescent
Drury 2113

Contact us | Whakapā mai

For more information on the Waihoehoe Road upgrade project, contact us at waihoehoeroad@nzta.govt.nz

Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/waihoehoe-road-upgrade