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November 2013

Taharoto-Wairau RoadUpgradeProject to be completed early December

An old Telecom services beam being craned from Wairau Creek Bridge

The $4.2 million upgrade involvedreplacement of the old 1939 northboundWairau Creek Bridge with one solidmodern structure that sits above the100-year flood level. Bridge works werecompleted last week.

The project also included improvementsto the Wairau Road/Forrest Hill Road andNile Road/Forrest Hill Road intersections.

New traffic signals have been installedat the Nile Road/Forrest Hill Road

intersection, primarily for safety reasons,including a new signalised pedestriancrossing across Nile Road. These will beoperational in early December.

The undergrounding of power andtelecommunication lines was completedearlier this month and new service ductinginstalled for future ultra-fast broadbandservices. Home water connections have

also been switched over to the newupgraded watermain network.

The final stretch!

With the project now inits final weeks, the lastremaining tasks include:• installing safety fencing along the new

widened footpath and retaining wallalong the Kings Plant Barn boundary

• constructing the remaining WairauRoad driveways to match the newkerb lines

• laying the final sections of footpath

• laying the final road surface

• applying new road markings

• installing central median on WairauRoad and Nile Road.

Auckland Transport and its contractorDempsey Wood thank local residentsand businesses for their patience andcooperation during this major upgrade.

Christmas will be coming early this year for Wairau/Forrest Hillresidents and businesses, with the completion of the final two

stages of Auckland Transport’s Taharoto-Wairau Upgrade inearly December.

An engineer inspecting the final

section of bridge

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Upgrade delivers many benefits

Project liaisonDempsey Wood’s construction manager, Ben Baxter, is available to deal with any specific issuesyou may have regarding this phase of the Taharoto-Wairau Road Upgrade.

 You can contact Ben on 021 920 975 or at ben@dempseywood.co.nz

The bridge replacement and intersectionimprovements are part of the final worksundertaken as part of the seven-stage Taharoto-Wairau Road Upgrade, started in 2006 under theformer North Shore City Council.The upgrade will bring a number of benefits for local residentsand road users, including:

• Replacement of an outdated bridge to increase roadcapacity and improve pedestrian safety

• Additional traffic lanes to help ease congestion• On-road cycle lanes for commuters and confident cyclists

• Off-road cycle lanes around school areas to cater for youngerand less experienced cyclists

• Larger and better quality footpaths

• Additional pedestrian islands to help people cross the road safely

• Undergrounding of overhead power and telecommunicationlines to improve the look of the area

• Improved intersections with the installation of traffic lightsand additional marked lanes

• Resurfacing of the road for a smoother journey

• Landscaping

An indicative view of the completed upgrade

Final surfacing worksTo reduce traffic impacts, final road resurfacingworks will take place over three consecutivenights in late November/early December.

Expect road layout changes during this paving exercise, asresurfacing will be undertaken in sections.

Once the dates are confirmed for the resurfacing works,Dempsey Wood will be in contact with those who are likely tobe directly affected.

Laying asphalt on the northern side of Wairau Road.

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