Construction
Pakūranga Road intersection update: 14 January 2026
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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Tī Rākau Drive (from 25 Tī Rākau Drive to Pakūranga Road) |
lane layout changes |
westbound lane layout changes - (traffic switches back to original layout on 20 May) |
4 March |
20 May |
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Tī Rākau Drive (from Aylesbury St to Mattson Rd) |
lane layout changes |
Keep left to access businesses (60 to 66 Tī Rākau Drive) |
ongoing |
ongoing |
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Cortina Place and Reeves Road intersection |
road closure |
Intersection upgrade - full closure |
Late April |
Late May |
Mattson Road to Tī Rākau bridge |
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Marriott Road |
day and night work |
Marriott Road closed between Tī Rākau Drive and Cardiff Road |
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May |
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Chevis Place |
access changes |
single lane traffic in and out of Chevis Place |
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May |
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Ti Rakau Drive |
Day and night work |
Hydro excavation and drainage (outside 84 to 100 Ti Rakau Drive) |
Mid-May |
early-June |
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Tī Rākau Drive between Gossamer Drive and Roseburn Place |
night work and reduced lanes on Tī Rākau Drive |
Landscaping and planting in the central median |
April |
May |
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Wheatley Avenue and Roseburn Place |
Day and night work Road access changes |
Upgrading kerbs, cycleway and footpath connections where they tie into Tī Rākau Drive. Expect changes to the footpath and cycleway layout. Road access changes at night |
28 April |
late May |
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Edgewater Drive (east) |
Night work and road layout changes |
Construction of the kerbs and connection into the adjacent footpaths / cycleways. Access between Tī Rākau Drive and Edgewater Drive will be restricted at night, please follow detours. |
May |
June |
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 2026 |
December 2026 |
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Burswood |
day work |
Construction work during the day |
September 2024 |
August 2026 |
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Burswood |
day work |
Construction of Tī Rākau Bridge and Taupaepae Bridge near Chinatown |
March 2025 |
May 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.
