Hill Street upgrade ready for holiday weekend traffic
Hill Street upgrade ready for holiday weekend traffic
Labour Weekend drivers will benefit from the
early completion of the first stage of the interim
improvements at the State Highway 1/Hill Street intersection
in Warkworth.
The NZ Transport Agency says the SH1 northbound approach to the intersection has been widened, resurfaced and remarked to provide additional capacity for traffic turning right to the Eastern Beaches.
“We’re delighted that we’ve been able to complete the work before the busy holiday weekend,” says the Transport Agency’s Highway Manager, Brett Gliddon. “A switch to an overnight closure of SH1 last Sunday night to enable our contractors, Wharehine, to complete all resurfacing work kept disruption to a minimum. We avoided the need to do that work during the day when traffic volumes are at their highest.”
Mr Gliddon thanked the community for its support during the first stages of the upgrade.
“The co-operation and
patience we’re getting from people in the Warkworth area
is essential to allow us to complete work as quickly as
possible.”
Mr Gliddon says that after the holiday
weekend, the focus will shift to widening the SH1 southbound
approach to the intersection before Christmas, and to
construct a wider shared path for walkers and cyclists
before next Easter along SH1.
Traffic management measures remain in place during construction, and people are asked to take care driving through the work site for the safety of themselves and contractors.
The Transport Agency is funding 70 percent and Auckland Transport 30 percent of the $1m upgrade project.
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