Construction
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 |
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To |
Pakūranga to Mattson Road |
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Reeves Road/ Aylesbury Street/ William Roberts Road intersection |
day and night work |
Final stage includes road closures of Reeves Road between William Roberts Road and Aylesbury Street - 18 October to End of November - Stop/go traffic between Reeves Road and William Roberts Road. - Two-way traffic between Aylesbury Street and Reeves Road (under Rā Hihi-flyover) Drainage completed. Work underway to build road and intersections including installation of traffic light signals. |
8 June |
Late November |
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Reeves Road intersection to Tī Rākau Park (on William Roberts Road) |
Night work |
Paving from Reeves Road intersection to pedestrian crossing near Tī Rākau Park Work is weather dependent |
21 October |
21 October |
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Brampton Court and Pakūranga Road |
Night work |
Utilities and streetlight installation |
15 October |
30 October |
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Corner of Tī Rākau Drive and Reeves Road |
Night work |
Final surfacing work |
22 October |
23 October |
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Pakūranga Bus Station on Tī Rākau Drive in the bus lanes |
Day work (occasional night work) |
Construction of bus shelters in the bus lanes. Current work includes early morning concrete pours. Saturday 17 October - 7am concrete pour Friday 23 October - 7am concrete pour |
Current |
Late October |
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Pakūranga Road, from Rā Hihi - flyover to Tī Rākau Drive |
Day and night work |
Investigation works for redundant storm water grouting |
27 October |
Mid November |
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Brampton Court/ Pakūranga Road intersection |
Day and night work |
Brampton Court signalisation - installing traffic lights, pram crossing and tactile pavers. Signals will be turned on in early November. |
21 September |
Early November |
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Pakūranga Highway/ Tī Rākau Drive intersection |
Day and night work |
The intersection will be closed. Pakūranga Highway onramp and offramp will be open during the closure. Access to businesses along Tī Rākau Drive remain open. |
24 October |
25 October |
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Tī Rākau Drive from Mattson Road to Pakūranga Highway onramp |
Night work |
Final stormwater network work |
18 October |
19 November |
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Bolina Crescent |
Day work |
Stormwater drainage work |
Early October |
Late October |
Mattson Road to Tī Rākau bridge |
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Tī Rākau Drive (residential eastbound lanes) |
Night work |
On-street parking will be removed permanently following the installation of line marking. |
4 October |
Mid-October |
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Bus Stations (Koata - Riverhills & Te Taha Wai - Edgewater Stations) |
Night work |
Removing scaffolding, connecting the power and underground services to the structures. One eastbound lane will be closed on Tī Rākau Drive when we are working. |
5 October |
Mid-October |
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Mattson Road/William Roberts Road/ Tī Rākau Drive intersection |
Night work |
Work in the median area |
18 October |
22 October |
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Mattson Road/William Roberts Road/ Tī Rākau Drive intersection |
Night work |
Final surfacing work |
27 October |
29 October |
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Gossamer Drive intersection |
Night work |
Installing kerbs and median island and final surfacing |
Late-October |
Mid-November |
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Edgewater Drive (east) intersection |
Night work |
Installing kerbs and median island and final surfacing |
Early-October |
Mid-November |
Burswood, Huntington Park and Botany |
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Tī Rākau Drive between Greenmount Drive and Huntington Drive |
day and night work |
Labour Weekend - extensive programme of work happening over long weekend while there is less traffic on the road. |
23 October |
27 October |
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Huntington Drive |
day and night work |
Right turn into and out of Greenmount Drive closed while work is completed for busway and intersection with Tī Rākau Drive. |
Ongoing |
November 2026 |
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Whakamaumahara Guys Reserve |
day and night work |
Construction on final stage of Eastern Busway |
March 2026 |
Mid 2027 |
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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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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.
