Cameron Road
Stage one of the wastewater upgrade will see Fulton Hogan and Downer replacing the main sewer pipe running along Cameron Road, from Harington Street to Elizabeth Street, as well as connecting across Cameron Road to businesses and down some side streets.
Under COVID-19 Alert Level 4 work will be halted on the wastewater upgrade for the remainder of this week. The current traffic management will remain in place. This means the southbound closure of Cameron Road will remain in place from Harrington Street to Wharf Street and there will still be one lane available for Northbound traffic along Cameron Road through the site.
It is expected this work will take up to three months to complete, with sections of Cameron Road reduced to Northbound traffic only. The eastern side (heading southbound) of Cameron Road will be closed to traffic between McLean Street and Wharf Street. The lateral connections across Cameron Road will be completed as nightworks. This will require a full road closure from Elizabeth Street intersection to McLean Street. Access to residents will be maintained and the road will be reinstated for northbound traffic by 6am.
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Elizabeth Street westbound lane closure
No works to take place during Alert Level 4. Work will resume at Level 3.
- Elizabeth Street west bound lane closure: west bound traffic lane (heading towards Takitimu Drive) between Devonport Road and Grey Street roundabout is closed for an extended period of time (until approximately March 2022). The lane closure is to enable streetscape works and Farmers construction to occur simultaneously. The lane (including the loading zone) between the old Coffee Club and Baywatch On Time will remain open. Businesses and footpaths are accessible during works. On-street carparking will be unavailable.
- Elizabeth Street: works to upgrade water and wastewater pipes are almost complete on Elizabeth Street between The Strand and Cameron Road with some road closures at night between 8.30pm and 6am. These works are due for completion by the end of August. Bus routes servicing Grey Street have been rerouted down Durham Street. A bus stop is serviced outside 146 Durham Street to temporarily replace the bus stop outside 96 Grey Street. Signage for bus users is in place and latest service updates can be found at www.baybus.co.nz. Traffic lights at the Elizabeth Street/Devonport Road intersection have been replaced with a temporary roundabout until October 2021.
- Lane between Elizabeth Street and First Avenue: works to lower the electrical cable and repave the First Avenue end of the laneway are underway. The First Avenue end of the lane will be closed to pedestrians until October. Pedestrian access to the Elizabeth Street car park building and the public toilets will remain open.
- First Avenue: works to construct pedestrian crossings along First Avenue, including Devonport Road, are underway. The road on First Avenue and Devonport Road will remain open.
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City centre
- 2 Devonport Road: please take care when walking past the demolition site in this area. There will be footpath detours and some car park closures over the next few months.
Beyond the city centre
- Tilby Drive, Matua (near Warrington Street): pedestrian safety improvements are being and are expected to take up to 4 weeks to complete. Traffic will be down to one lane with a northbound diversion in place via Warrington Street/Matua Road/Tainui Street. Pedestrians may be diverted to use the footpath on the opposite side of the road. Please travel safely through the work site.
- Matapihi rail crossing: safety improvement work continues at the rail crossing section of Matapihi Road. A reduced temporary speed limit is in place, please drive carefully through the work site. Weather permitting, works are expected to be completed end of August 2021.
- Te Okuroa Drive, Papamoa: work on an extension of new road from the Stevenson Road roundabout will begin this week. The work is programmed to be completed by the end of October 2021.