Here’s a message from a local farmer: If any cyclists are planning to cycle on Wairaka Farm at Pukerua Bay (on your left as you go north), please contact the farm manager, Kerry Kilminster, first. He can be contacted on 027 389 9212. Thanks so much
Logging of the pine plantation is about to start on part of the Muri Road housing development by Pukerua Holdings Limited.
The area is the part of the development that has been zoned as residential for many years and is the area closest to the existing houses in Muri Road. This is the Muri Road Stage 1 development. Porirua City Council has issued a resource consent to Pukerua Holdings for the work and their contractors will begin working there in the next couple of weeks.
It’s anticipated the operation will last about four months.
Waka Kotahi has advised there will be two sets of works being undertaken in the next few days.
Sunday night (6 August 2023), a road repair will be done on SH59 near the corner of Wairaka Road. This was notified to the neighbours for Thursday but weather has pushed it out to Sunday – also weather permitting.
Monday night (7 August 2023) the watermain service lid at the intersection of SH59 and Gray Street will be lifted and given a concrete surround to make it level with the road. Service lid lifting is something that a team travels the highway network doing some time after road repairs and resurfacing jobs have been done. It can’t be done at the time of the works because of the extreme heat of the asphalt when it is laid.
Waka Kotahi has advised that chipsealingState Highway 59 between Pukerua Bay and Plimmerton will be starting Sunday night 11 December
These works are programmed for next week while the Pukerua Bay slip stabilisation works are being done and traffic volumes are expected to be lower through this stretch of highway. However you may want to factor in additional time when travelling South.
They have asked that cyclists and pedestrians use the shared path during the works for their safety.
Schedule:
Chipsealing will be done during the day, each day between 7am – 5.30pm.
Traffic management set-up will start Sunday night, 11 December at 7pm through the night. Traffic set-ups/change-overs will be at night throughout the week, for an early start the next morning.
Monday 12 December
The Northbound state highway will be closed from 4.30am from the Plimmerton weigh station to the merge south of Pukerua Bay.
Traffic will be directed to the southbound side of the highway with one lane each direction.
There will be stop/go traffic control at the Airlie Road intersection for access.
Tuesday 13 December
The Northbound state highway will be closed from 4.30am from the Plimmerton weigh station to the merge south of Pukerua Bay.
Traffic will be directed to the southbound side of the highway with one lane each direction.
There will be stop/go traffic control at the Airlie Road intersection for access.
Wednesday 14 December
The Southbound state highway will be closed from 4.30am from Airlie Road to north of Plimmerton roundabout
Traffic will be directed to the northbound side of the highway with one lane each direction.
There will be stop/go traffic control at the Airlie Road intersection for access.
Sweeping and line marking will be done between Tuesday and Friday.
A restricted speed limit will be in place up to 3 days and nights following the works to settle the seal.
Heavy vehicles and wide loads please use alternative routes due to the extent of these closures and the works.
Cyclists and pedestrians please use the shared path during the works.
Pukerua Bay shared pathway – Stage Two improvements planned
Work to continue improving the shared pathway intersection connections through Pukerua Bay is due to start on Friday 25 November 2022 .
This work is Stage Two of a project that began last year.
The first part of this project will involve upgrades to the intersections at Pukerua Beach Rd, Haunui Rd, and SH59.
Proposed works
In late 2022 – improvements to the intersections of Pukerua Beach Road and SH59, and Haunui Road and Pukerua Beach Road, to make them safer for pedestrians, cyclists and turning vehicles. This work will include narrowing both intersections by building out the kerbs, new road markings, dropped kerbs and improved pathway connections to improve access for pathway users.
In early 2023 – improvements to the intersection of Wairaka Road and SH59 to make it safer for pedestrians, cyclists and turning vehicles. This work will include narrowing the entrance to Wairaka Road by building out the kerbs, new road markings, dropped kerbs and improved pathway connections to improve access for pathway users.
Extensive traffic management will be in place for all works so residents can expect some disruptions while the works are completed.
Porirua City Council is managing the project, which is 100 percent funded by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency through its programme of highway cycle improvements.
Stage One improvements completed
Stage one of this project was completed in July 2021.
It included the following improvements:
Widening the zig zag pathway between Haunui Road and SH1 to make it easier for cyclists, particularly on the bends. This work included tree removal, re-asphalting the pathway and introducing holdrail in places.
Improved pathway directional signage from the lookout at the northern end of Pukerua Bay to Porirua Railway Station.
Pedestrian improvements through the northern lookout site.
*NB: In response to resident’s requests, extensive conversations were had with Waka Kotahi about installing a barrier or similar at the bottom of the zig-zag path to stop an errant rider from landing on SH59, however the barrier needed to be able to be compliant for vehicle drivers and not just provide protection for cyclists which meant that what was suitable for protecting cyclists was not safe or acceptable for the road environment and passing traffic. We have therefore opted to remove a couple of trees at the bottom of the zig-zag and widen the path to improve sightlines between path users at this pinch point.
Waka Kotahi has advised that the railway overbridge will be resurface Thursday 27th between 7:00 pm and 5:30 am (Friday Morning.
Good afternoon,
We would like to advise you of night-time resurfacing on State Highway 59 at the Pukerua Bay railway overbridge programmed for Thursday night, 27 October between 7pm and 5.30am.
Traffic will be managed with stop/go traffic control during the works.
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We are again having direct access to the north, and work is continuing—so keep to the lowered speed limit. The latest from Waka Kotahi follows.
Good morning,
State Highway 59 between Pukerua Bay and Paekākāriki is now OPEN.
There are still active work sites along this corridor, so please take care and keep to the restricted speed limit for the safety of road users and crews.
SH 59 will not be re-open on Monday 12 September. There is more work to be undertaken. Waka Kotahi has provided the below up-date
Crews are working 24 hours daily to get State Highway 59 between Pukerua Bay and Paekākāriki reopened next week.
As of this morning, Friday, 9 September, 19,000 cubic metres, approximately 2500 truckloads of earth has been removed from the site as part of slip remediation, and slope benching works. Another 6,000 cubic metres, almost 800 truckloads, is to be removed this weekend.
Weather permitting, earthworks will be completed early next week.
The final part of the operation will be clearing the work site, installing edge barriers and reinstating the road before reopening safely to the public, which will take an additional 2-3 days.
On Monday, 12 September Waka Kotahi will provide an update on the expected timeframe for reopening the road.