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Auckland Weekly Traffic Bulletin - 12 - 18 February 2012
Friday, 10 February 2012, 4:58 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Transport Agency
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TRAFFIC BULLETIN
10 February
2012
NZ Transport Agency – Auckland
Motorways
OVERNIGHT MOTORWAY
CLOSURES
12 – 18 February
2012
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the
following closures for motorway improvements. Closures
start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated.
Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next
available date, prior to Friday, 17
February.
NORTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1)
•
Southbound lanes between Waiwera off ramp and Orewa on ramp
15 February (approx 6:00p.m. to 6:00a.m.)
•
Northbound lanes between Silverdale off ramp and Waiwera on
ramp 14 February (approx 9:00p.m. to 6:00am.)
•
Orewa northbound on ramp 14 February (approx 9:00p.m. to
6:00a.m.)
• Silverdale northbound on ramp 14
February (approx 9:00p.m. to 6:00a.m.)
• Access
restriction to Silverdale southbound on ramp 13
February
• Southbound lanes between Tristram
Avenue off ramp and Northcote Road on ramp 14 - 15
February
• Tristram Avenue southbound on ramp
14 - 16 February
• Northcote Road northbound on
ramp 13 - 14 February
• Northcote Road
northbound off ramp 12 - 13 February
CENTRAL
MOTORWAY JUNCTION (SH1 & SH16)
•
Southbound lanes between Shelly Beach Road off ramp and
Hobson Street on ramp 12 - 13 February (approx 11:30p.m. to
5:00a.m.)
• Southbound lanes between Fanshawe
Street off ramp and Hobson Street on ramp 14 - 16 February
(approx 10:30p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
• Northbound
lanes between Nelson Street off ramp and Curran Street on
ramp 12 & 14 - 16 February (approx 10:30p.m. to
5:00a.m.)
• Northbound lanes between Nelson
Street off ramp and Curran Street on ramp 13 February
(approx 12:00a.m to 5:00a.m.)
• Fanshawe Street
northbound on ramp 12, 14 – 16 & 18 February (approx
12:00a.m. to 5:00a.m.)
• Fanshawe Street
northbound on ramp 13 February (approx 10:30p.m. to
5:00a.m.)
• SH16 eastbound to SH1 northbound
link 12 – 16 February (approx 10:30p.m. to
5:00a.m.)
• SH16 westbound (Port) to SH1
northbound link 12 – 16 February (approx 10:30p.m. to
5:00a.m.)
SOUTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1)
•
Right turn access from the Gillies Avenue southbound off
ramp 12 - 16 February (approx 10:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
•
Gillies Avenue northbound on ramp 12 February (approx
10:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
• Market Road northbound
off ramp 12 February (approx 10:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
•
Nikau Road southbound on ramp 16 February (approx 8:00p.m.
to 5:00a.m.)
• Razorback Road southbound off
ramp 16 February (approx 8:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
•
SH2 westbound to SH1 northbound link 13 - 15 February
(approx 8:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
• SH2 westbound
to SH1 southbound link 13 – 16 February (approx 8:00p.m.
to 5:00a.m.)
• SH1 southbound to SH2 eastbound
link 16 February (approx 8:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.)
•
Pokeno southbound off ramp 16 February (approx 8:00p.m. to
5:00a.m.)
NORTHWESTERN MOTORWAY
(SH16)
• Westbound lanes between Te
Atatu Road off ramp and Lincoln Road on ramp 12 - 16
February
• Te Atatu Road westbound on ramp 12 -
16 February
Please follow the signposted detours. The
NZTA thanks you for your co-operation during these essential
improvements and maintenance. For more information visit www.nzta.govt.nz or call 09 5200
200.
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