Roadworks and road closures

We’re upgrading the water pipes along Churchill Avenue starting at Franklin Avenue and progressing gradually towards Albert Street.

Work is expected to run until March next year. Our crews will generally work Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Stage 1 covers from Franklin Avenue to Epsom Road and is split into two parts:

Stage 1A: (Franklin Ave to Winston Ave)

• The lane heading towards Franklin Ave, or in the direction of the river, will be closed.
•  Detours will be in place as the pipes are in the middle of the road – see the traffic management diagram over the page.
• You can travel towards the Albert Street end.

Stage 1B: (Winston Ave to Epsom Rd)

• The same lane heading towards Franklin Ave or the river will again be closed.
• Detours will be updated—see the Stage 1B diagram.
• Anyone entering from side streets will be able to turn towards Albert St, but not towards Franklin Ave.

Stage 2 will cover Woodstock Avenue to Albert Street.

KiwiRail is upgrading the barrier arm at the road level crossing from 14 to 25 September. 

From 7am to 6pm on weekdays, part of Clevely Line will be closed. Detours could be - 

• down Railway Road, right onto Kairanga-Bunnythopre Road, right onto Campbell Road, right onto Stoney Creek Road back to Clevely Line, or
• down Railway Road, right onto Te Ngaio Road, right onto Clevely Line, left onto Railway Road, right onto Kairanga-Bunnythopre Road, right onto Campbell Road, right onto Stoney Creek Road back to Clevely Line.

We’re upgrading the stormwater network on Coventry Street and Hull Place until December.

This includes upgrading the size and condition of the stormwater pipes to reduce the risk of flooding on both streets. Our crew will be working between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

We’ve attached a map of the worksite and traffic management plan below. We will be based in Hull Place for the first few weeks of the project. This means Hull Place will be closed. We’ll then move into Coventry Street. During work hours, Coventry Street will be closed at the intersection with Botanical Road, but it will reopen each night.

Construction to improve the “five dips” section of Kelvin Grove Road is planned to start this summer.

The work will focus on smoothing the five dips, widening the road, installing culverts or drains, and likely require extended road closures and detours.

Due to budget, we’ll be spreading the work across the next couple of summers. The first section this summer is from Stoney Creek Road to Garrick Lane. The remaining section from Garrick Lane to Henaghans Road will be completed later.

We are currently meeting with residents in the first section to discuss the project and any impact to their property. From later this year, we’ll reach out to residents from Garrick Lane to Henaghans Line to do the same.

Our water team are upgrading the watermain along Owen St, in Bunnythorpe.

We expect construction to by the end of October, weather permitting. Traffic management will be in place, but residents will always have access. Stop/Go will be in place on Ashhurst Road at the start of the project to repair a small section of road.

We’re finalising designs to start the rebuild of a section of Stoney Creek Road later this year, from Kelvin Grove Road through to Whakarongo School. This work includes widening and future proofing the road.

Construction will be split into two stages:

• Stage 1 (summer 2025/2026): From Kelvin Grove Road to just past Hendersons Line
• Stage 2 (2026/2027): From Hendersons Line to Whakarongo School

Each stage is expected to involve full road closures and detours, which we will communicate ahead of time.

We’re completing the next two stages of the wastewater upgrade on Victoria Avenue, from Dahlia Street to Church Street.

You might remember our Council water team completed the first two stages of this upgrade last year, from Manapouri Crescent to Dahlia Street.

The project is part of our ongoing efforts to support city growth and improve the capacity of our wastewater system to manage increased flows. It involves installing larger wastewater pipes on the remaining two sections of Victoria Avenue, from Dahlia Street to Main Street (Napier Road/SH3).

We expect to finish this by November.

The upgrade is being completed in four stages:

• Stages 1 and 2: Manapouri Crescent to Dahlia Street - completed last year
• Stage 3 (currently completing): Dahlia Street to Church Street - 2weeks
• Stage 4 (next stage): Church Street to Main Street - 3 weeks

Most of the work will be done while keeping the road open to one lane, which will be the lane heading from town towards the river as shown in the traffic management diagram below.

Detours will be in place for vehicles heading into town via side streets onto Albert and Princess Street. The road will return to normal each night. The intersection with Dalia Street will remain open, though vehicles will only be able to turn onto Victoria Avenue in the direction heading towards the river. Vehicle speeds will be reduced to 30 km/h.

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