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Pakūranga Road intersection update: 14 January 2026
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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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William Roberts Road/ Reeves Road intersection |
night closure |
Watercare upgrades |
19 January |
30 January |
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Mattson Road |
night work |
Installation of temporary traffic light |
29 January |
30 January |
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Tī Rākau Drive/ Pakūranga Highway intersection (underneath Rā Hihi - flyover) |
night closure |
Painting anti-graffiti guard on Rā Hihi - flyover artwork (Follow sign posted detour) |
8 February |
12 February |
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Pakūranga Highway |
night closure |
Full intersection and off-ramp closure towards city for drainage work |
7 February |
12 February |
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Tī Rākau Drive (from Aylesbury St to Mattson Rd) |
lane layout changes |
Reinstatement of right-hand turn from Tī Rākau Drive to Pakūranga Highway road layout changes Keep left to access businesses (60 to 66 Tī Rākau Drive) |
ongoing |
ongoing |
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Reeves Road (from Cortina Pl to Aylesbury St) |
day and night work |
Reinstatement and resurfacing of road |
November |
Mid-February 2026 |
Mattson Road to Tī Rākau bridge |
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Ti Rākau Drive / Gossamer Drive intersection |
Day and night work |
Left-hand shoulder closure (corner of Gossamer Drive and Tī Rākau Drive) |
22 January |
Late March |
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Roseburn Place to Mattson Road |
Night work |
Concrete pour after 4.30am |
29 January |
30 January |
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Roseburn Place to Edgewater Drive (east - botany end) within westbound lanes |
Night work |
Median work installing topsoil and mulch |
28 January |
1 February |
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Roseburn Place to Freemantle Place |
Day and night work |
Preparation for new road. (includes Saturday and Sunday work until Mid-February) |
27 January |
Mid-February |
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Tī Rākau Drive and Gossamer Drive intersection |
Night work |
Removal of traffic island at corner. Left-hand shoulder closure (corner of Gossamer Drive and Tī Rākau Drive) |
1 February |
2 February |
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Tī Rākau Drive and Edgewater Drive (east - Botany end) |
Night work |
Removal of traffic island at intersection No right-turn at Edgewater Drive |
2 February |
2 February |
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Edgewater Drive (east - Botany end) |
Night work |
Hydro-excavations, concrete cutting, road reinstatement (weather dependent) No right-turn during night work |
2 February |
5 February |
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Marriot Road (from Ti Rakau Drive) |
Full closure |
Tī Rākau Drive to Marriot Road closure to undertake tree removal (Resident's access via Udys Road only) |
27 January |
3 February |
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Edgewater Drive |
day and night work (including weekends) |
Edgewater Drive (east) installation of new traffic lights enabling drivers to turn right in and out of Edgewater Drive Edgewater Drive (west) the intersection near the shops will be changed to a left-in and left-out with a give way |
7 November |
ongoing |
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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 |
ongoing |
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 |
March 2025 |
Ongoing |
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Burswood |
day work |
Construction work during the day |
September 2024 |
Ongoing |
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Burswood |
day work |
Construction of Tī Rākau Bridge and Taupaepae Bridge near Chinatown |
March 2025 |
Feb 2026 |
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Whakamaumahara Guys Reserve |
day and night work |
Site investigations to inform decision |
October 2025 |
Feb 2026 |
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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.
