My Account
Thanks for your comments and questions online about the proposed route for the Warkworth to Te Hana motorway. We put your questions to New Zealand Transport Agency.
Linda: The supposed new motorway is set to go through floodplains in the Dome Forest. I know because it will run along a stream and cross a pond on my property. The stream is prone to significant flooding, as we experienced last winter. Also, we get heavy frosts and, being in a valley, strong winds funnel through. It seems an engineering solution has been proposed but no ground work has been done! We certainly haven’t seen any geologists around.
NZTA: Geotechnical and environmental investigations will be undertaken in early 2017 to gain greater understanding of the ground conditions and better understand the environmental issues and other constraints surrounding the Indicative Route.
Pauline: Will we have more traffic lights at the weigh station to let us on and off SH1 from the Warkworth interchange or will there be flyovers?
NZTA: On opening in late 2021, drivers will exit and enter the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway by using a roundabout on the current SH1, that will be located just south of Kaipara Flats Road. There will be no traffic lights at this location. The weigh station will be removed to enable construction of the roundabout.
Pauline: If you are not directly affected, i.e. if you are not on or adjoining the designated route, will you be informed even if you live 100 metres away?
NZTA: The project team within the Transport Agency has contacted all property owners who may be affected by the project ahead of meetings and information being made available to the wider public. We have also invited neighbours who are interested in the project to make a time to visit our project office in Warkworth, or attend one of the public information days, to discuss their questions with the project team. If you would like to know more about the project please contact the project team via free phone: 0508 927 2935 or email: Warkworth-wellsford@nzta.govt.nz. We have promoted the consultation through media advertising and a letterbox drop to more than 14,000 residences. People unable to attend our open days can find all the information on the Transport Agency website or get in touch with us and we will post it to them.
Sue O’Brien: How many homes will be removed to make way for this road and how many people live in those homes? Also, is there any requirement for you to put the road through vacant land before you look at moving people?
NZTA: The Transport Agency will be seeking a designation of land that may directly affect approximately 80 properties. The actual number and extent of impact will not be known until the Indicative Alignment is finalised this year. The Transport Agency has contacted all potentially affected landowners to talk to them directly about the implications for their property. We will continue staying in contact with landowners as the project develops. There is no immediate requirement for the Transport Agency to acquire property. The extent of impact on individual properties won’t be known until later this year. This is an Indicative Route and is subject to change as the process moves through the planning phase this year.
Jules: Is there any more specific detail to show its proximity to Rustybrook Road in the Wayby Valley area?
NZTA: There is no more specific detail at this stage other than the Indicative Map, which we have made available.
