Northland Road Report
SH 1 Otaika Road Shops
Note: Road works may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the schedule.
• Works: road rebuild – the existing road surface is removed to a depth of 220mm and replaced with
asphaltic concrete
• Where: SH1 between Mount Pleasant Road & the Whangarei isite Visitor Information Centre at Tarewa
Park
• Proposed dates: Mon 14 Oct 2024 – enabling/drainage works for 3 weeks; Tues 19 Nov 2024 – road
rebuild for 3 weeks
• Work hours: 9pm – 5am
• Traffic management: lane shift and limited stop go (enabling works); stop/go (road rebuild)
• Communications: neighbourhood communications & VSM boards in the week prior
State Highway 14 and State highway 15 Maungatapere Intersection
SH14 and SH15 Maungatapere Intersection
Note: Road works may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the schedule..
• Works: road resurfacing – the existing road surface layer is removed to a depth of 55mm and replaced
with asphaltic concrete
• Where: Intersection of SH14 Mangakahia Rd and SH15 Otaika Valley Rd, Maungatapere
• Proposed date: Sun 13 Oct 2024
• Work hours: 9pm – 5am
• Traffic management: stop/go
• Communications: neighbourhood communications & VSM boards in the week prior
NorthPower work along State highway 1 in Otaika, near Appleton Place.
Thursday 17th & Friday 18th October – Stop/Go between 9am – 4pm
Sunday 20th North-Bound Closure 7am – 5pm
Northpower maintenance works includes replacing a double pole structure, installing two ground mounted transformers, upgrading lines that cross the state highway, and cross arm works on State Highway 1 in Otaika.
This section of SH1 is one lane in each direction and is quite narrow, with not much berm or shoulder area. Some of the work will be on the corner of Appleton Place/SH1. To complete the works safely, Northpower require Traffic Management and stop/go controlling for the preparation work on Thursday 17 & Friday 18 October, and closure of the northbound lane on Sunday 20 October from 7am to 5pm.
Appleton Place traffic will need controlling for the entire 3 days. There will be a power outage to complete the work on Sunday from 9am to 3.30pm.
The detour route for north bound traffic will be Rewa Rewa Rd/Kioreroa Rd/Okara Dr/Porowini Ave/Maunu Rd. Traffic light phasing can be changed to help manage traffic. The detour will be suggested as an alternative route for the 17 & 18 October and be in place for the 20 October.
The Detour is not approved for HPMV due to bridges along the route. The contractor will be stacking HPMV northbound, then platooning them through site while southbound customers are stopped.
Paparoa Culvert Replacement
Fulton Hogan are delivering the Paparoa Culvert Replacement on behalf of Whangarei District Council. Work will begin Monday 14 October to complete the construction of a temporary road at the Paparoa and
Waikiekie North Road intersection. This work is off the road. On Tuesday 29 October traffic will be shifted onto the temporary road and a one-way system with three traffic lights (north and south bound on Paparoa Road and one on Waikiekie North Road). A temporary 30kmh speed limit will be in place throughout construction.
Once the traffic is shifted, work will begin to replace the old culvert under Paparoa Road and will take approximately 7 weeks to complete. The project involves replacing the old culvert with a much larger box culvert.
There are no night works planned and our activities are weather dependent.
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