Wellington Electricity (WE) will be replacing power poles on Teihana Rd West and Rawhiti Rd to Kapekape Pl between 22 September and 10 October
WE advises that to carry out this work safety, traffic management will be set up around the work areas: 1 Teihana Road West will have one lane closed and a one-way detour in place (via Rawhiti and Wairaka Roads) 2 Rawhiti Road will have a 3-way stop-go operating at the intersection with Kapekape Place. There will also be some minor works at 158 Rawhiti Road. 3 WE will also need to disconnect power to some residents during some of the work. If your power is going to be impacted, your electricity retailer will send a notification closer to the time confirming the outage date and time frame. The dates and times for the planned work are as follows, along with the associated impact to residents.
Day 1: Monday 22 September
12 – 14 Teihana Road West Installing isolation links Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with the one-way detour in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 5:00 pm
134 Rawhiti Road Installing isolation links. Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with a three-way stop-go in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm.
Day 2: Wednesday 24 September
6A – 14 Teihana Road West Pole replacement Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with the one-way detour in place for 8 hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm.
Te Motu Road, Teihana Road & Takutai Road Pole replacement Power outage for some residents from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Day 3: Thursday 25 September
12 – 14 Teihana Road West Removing isolation links. Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with the one-way detour in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm.
Day 4: Tuesday 7 October Rawhiti Road, Kotipu Place Pole replacements Power outage for some residents from 8:00am to 4:00pm 134 – 140 Rawhiti Road Pole replacements Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with a three- way stop-go in place for 8 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm. 158 Rawhiti Road Minor works. Temporary traffic management will be set up for minor works at this location.
Day 5: Friday 10 October 134 Rawhiti Road Removing isolation links. Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with a three-way stop-go in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm.
WE acknowledges the inconvenience this may cause and will appreciate your patience while they carry out this work.
If you have any questions you are welcom to contact Patrice Magombedze’ Senior Engineer, Omexon on 021 751 386.
Contractors (BOSCO) will start phases one and two of the work to improve Muri Road from Sea Vista Drive to number 43 Muri Rd. The improvements will include widening of the roadway and installation of a footpath to join up with the existing boardwalk on the rise from the intersection with Sea Vista Drive.
The Contractors have dropped off letters to Muri Road residents advising them of the works being undertaken and that there will be disruption to traffic flow and pedestrian access during the time the works are undertaken. Residents from 9A to 19 Muri Road have been or are being directly contacted by the contractor to work over access issues to their properties that will occur as the roading improvements are being undertaken.
To undertake the works the developer/contractor had been required to develop a traffic management plan for vehicles and pedestrians that PCC can be satisfied with. The nature of the works and the road itself has made a traffic management plan, acceptable to PCC, for pedestrian access through the works site not achievable. Meaning no pedestrian access through the worksite during operational hours.
The only option open to the contractor has been to advise pedestrian traffic to use the pathway along the closed Muri Station through Muri Reserve to Sea Vista Drive or across the railway tracks to Weku Road. Pedestrian access along Muri Rd will be open when works are not under way.
Phase 1 of the work is scheduled to start on 30 June and be completed in one to two weeks, with sealing of that section on 14th July.
Phase 2 is scheduled to take 17 working days to complete with sealing of the road scheduled for 5th or 6th of August.
As with any earthworks the progress will be weather dependant so completion dates may be earlier or later than scheduled.
At this point a schedule Phase 3 has not been finalised.
Anyone having difficulties with access can contact the BOSCO Site Manager Shaun Kennedy on: 027 343 8386
Advice has come from Pukerua Holdings Ltd that a notice board at Muri Rd will shortly be erected by the Civil works contractor, Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting, as the new road entrance starts to open and civil works (drainage, roading etc) get underway.
These works will also include the upgrade of a section of Muri Rd between Sea Vista Drive and just beyond the new subdivision entrance (see below).
All affected residents will shortly be updated via letter of these road widening works.
This work is expected to start in August for a period of approx. 10 weeks.
There will naturally be some disruption for this short period, however, the developers believe this will ultimately lead to a much-improved outcome for all residents.
The developer’s earthworks contractor is about to commence clearing works on the roadside of Muri Road, starting from Monday 7th April and lasting 2-3 days. Traffic management will be operating so expect some delays. The location of these works are highlighted in red bordered area.
Following this the Contractor will commence earthworks to join into Muri Road at this location. Estimate this work to start in 2-4 weeks, subject to progress on-site. Progress updates will be provided.
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.
Good news to all those who drive into Gray St from SH59. Waka Kotahi has advised that, subject to weather conditions,work will be carried out to fix the intersection, removing the somewhat bumpy surface and replacing it with a smoothe one.
The work will be undertaken on Sunday evening and will not take all night.
Waka Kotahi has apologised for the time it has taken to fix the intersection.
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.
The entrance to Gray Street from SH59 is on the PCC books for remediation over summer. As anyone driving over it will know the rate of deterioration seems to be increasing. Remediation works, digging out and are dependant on the ground under the new material being dry enough to be consolidated and ready to be asphalted. The road has been marked out for some time in preparation for the works.
