Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
State Highway 1, Karo Drive in the Wellington CBD will be getting some much-needed TLC next week.
Mark Owen, Regional Manager Lower North Island / Top of the South, say it will be the latest piece of urban State Highway 1 in the capital to feel the benefits of the state highway summer maintenance programme.
“People heading in and out of the city will have seen the work we have done on the urban motorway. The highway route through the city is another well used road, and that is why the northbound lanes of Karo Drive between Taranaki and Victoria Streets are our next priority.”
“Over 25,000 use this stretch of highway daily. The more a road is used, the more important maintaining it is,” Mr Owen says.
Road crews will be on the job on the nights of Sunday, 23 February, and Monday 24 February, between 9 pm and 4:30 am, weather permitting. There will be noise disruption throughout the night, but the noisiest part of the work will be done between 9 pm and 11 pm.
Mr Owen says the timing of the work is carefully chosen.
“Traffic volumes in Wellington’s CBD are at their busiest during the day, which is why we do this sort of work at night when fewer vehicles are on the road. It inconveniences fewer people and makes the job easier, and safer, to complete.”
“We will have to close all the northbound lanes on Sunday night, then run lane closures on Monday night. It means there will be just one night where there will be a full directional closure,” Mr Owen says.
Local road detours will be available for the Sunday night closure, via Taranaki St, Jervois/Waterloo/Aotea Quay to the Aotea Quay Northbound onramp. This will add to travel times and drivers should allow extra time for their journeys.
Mr Owen appreciates state highway roadworks in the city will cause disruption and delays.
We ask drivers to please be patient, follow all traffic management in place, while our contractors work hard to get this job finished.”
Work schedule and Location:
- Sunday, 23 February. 9 pm to 4:30 am
- SH1 Karo Drive CLOSED to all northbound traffic between Taranaki and Victoria Streets
- Detour available via Taranaki St, Jervois/Waterloo/Aotea Quay to the Aotea Quay Northbound onramp
- Monday, 24 February. 9 pm to 4:30 am
- Northbound lane closures, SH1 Karo Drive, between Cuba Street and Willis Street.
- Victoria Street will be shut at the SH1 intersection
- Travel delays can be expected
- These works are weather-dependent and may be rescheduled at short notice.
- Access will be available for emergency services and affected residents at all times.
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