Construction
Traffic phasing
Click here to see graphics of the Pakūranga Road layout changes from Saturday 20 September to Friday 24 October.
Work in progress
Completion of a big project like the busway creates change and some disruption. We’re keen to be good neighbours while the work is in progress and to keep you updated so you know what to expect.
Check below for current and upcoming road layout changes and work in your area while the Eastern Busway is built.
Where |
Activity |
What’s happening |
From |
To |
Pakūranga to Mattson Road |
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Pakūranga Road |
lane layout changes |
Ongoing work in preparation for the intersection at Pakūranga Road and Rā Hihi - flyover fewer lanes until 18 October |
September |
October (including Friday and Saturday nights) |
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South Eastern Highway |
night work lane layout changes |
Full closure at night from Tī Rākau Drive to South Eastern Highway (6 October to 18 October) Tī Rākau Drive intersection closed Sunday to Thursday, from 10pm to 5am (Access to and from Pakūranga Highway remains open) |
September |
Mid October |
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Pakuranga Road and Tī Rākau Drive intersection |
night work |
traffic signal installation at the intersection of Pakūranga Road and Tī Rākau Drive |
Sunday 14 September |
Mid October |
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Reeves Road and Ti Rākau Drive intersection |
night work |
drainage work across the Reeves Road and Tī Rākau Drive intersection |
Early September |
Late December |
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Aylesbury Street, Pakūranga Plaza |
road layout changes |
road closed 10pm to 5am, Sunday to Friday |
September |
October |
Mattson Road to Tī Rākau bridge |
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Tī Rākau Drive |
day and night work |
Building the busway in the middle of Tī Rākau Drive |
ongoing |
ongoing |
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Tī Rākau Drive |
night work |
Building the Koata (Riverhills) Station and installing underground utility services |
ongoing |
Late October |
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Ti Rākau Drive, near Marriot Road |
night work |
Building the Te Taha Wai (Edgewater) Station and installing underground utility services |
ongoing |
Mid November |
Burswood, Huntington Park and Botany |
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Tī Rākau Drive |
road layout changes |
Lane changes on Tī Rākau Drive between Burswood Drive (east) and Te Koha Road near The Hub in Botany |
Monday 24 March |
Ongoing |
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Tī Rākau Drive |
Day work |
Construction of a temporary intersection and ongoing traffic management near Howick and Eastern Buses |
Early March |
Ongoing |
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Burswood |
Day work |
Construction work during the day |
September 2024 |
Ongoing |
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Burswood |
Day work and limited night work |
Construction of Tī Rākau and Taupaepae bridges near Chinatown |
March 2025 |
Ongoing |
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Timeline
The project timeline is a summary of the main activities on the project between now and 2027. See at a glance what’s in progress and what’s coming up in the next few years.
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Construction approach
Construction will take place in stages starting in Pakūranga between Pakūranga Town Centre and the Tī Rākau Drive Bridge and will progress towards Botany.
Above: Traffic staging on Ti Rākau Drive -
Facts to know during construction
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Supporting MATES in Construction
The alliance is delighted to become a Premium Plus sponsor of MATES in Construction, an organisation helping to reduce the lives lost to suicide in the construction industry.
Alliance project director Matt Zame says that the five organisations of the alliance have been affected by suicide and the ripples it causes. "Suicide has a profound and lasting impact on the families, friends and colleagues of their lost loved ones. We’re keen to see change in the industry to ensure all of our people are safe and well. We’ve partnered with MATES to help achieve that change and to support our people to ask for help when they’re feeling low, as a regular part of life."
MATES is proud to be a part of the support team for the project looking after the alliance’s workers on site and in the project offices, too. We are stronger together.
