An independent panel has granted resource consent and confirmed notices of requirement, subject to conditions, for long-term improvements to State Highway 1 from Cambridge to Piarere, Waikato.

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi applied for resource consents and a notice of requirement under the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 to construct an expressway from the southern end of the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway to the intersection of State Highways 1 and 29 at Piarere.

It will include an interchange at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Karāpiro Road and pedestrian and cyclist access to Karāpiro School.

The resource consent conditions are in the decision report on the page linked below.

The decision comes 140 working days after the application was lodged with the Environmental Protection Authority.

The Environmental Protection Authority is not involved in the decision-making. We provide procedural advice and administrative support to the panel.

Note that this application was made under the now repealed Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and not the more recent fast-track legislation.

Read the State Highway 1 Cambridge to Piarere decision report: https://www.epa.govt.nz/fast-track-consenting/nbea-fast-track-projects/sh1-cambridge-to-piarere/the-decision/

Overview: Fast-track consenting under the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023: https://www.epa.govt.nz/fast-track-consenting/nbea/overview/

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