Moving west

Work on the Causeway Alliances base next to the Te Atatu

Pony Club has continued rapidly during the last couple of
weeks - other than in the drenching downpours.
The perimeter fence is in place and the ofces are ready for
staf. The ofce buildings have been brought up from a
completed motorway project in Christchurch and were
pleased to be able to recycle them for use in Auckland.
We have named our base Taupuni, meaning temporary
encampment. Thats because well be in the Te Atatu
neighbourhood temporarily. When the Causeway Upgrade
Project has been completed at the end of 2016, the ofces and
fencing will be removed and the Te Atatu Pony Club will return
to the area.
Along the project itself, we have teams beginning work in
several areas. Well keep you up to date with progress so that
you know whats going on as we move from the existing layout
of State Highway 16 to creating the raised and widened one
during the next three and a half years. You can compare the
current and new layouts of the motorway in the images below.
Around the project this week
In Te Atatu we began preparation for an access road from
Alwyn Ave down to the Whau River Bridge where works to
widen the existing bridge will start.
Those of us travelling eastbound into the city may notice
work on the left side of the motorway. Thats where the new
eastbound lanes will eventually be placed.
On the approach to the Great North Rd interchange, take
care when exiting at Pt Chevalier at the eastbound of-ramp.
Steel barriers are being placed along the right-hand shoulder
which will extend the single lane 150m further towards the
interchange before it changes back to two exit lanes.
The Prime Minister, Rt
Hon John Key, turned
the rst sod to mark the
start of work and was
joined by other
dignitaries including
Hon Gerry Brownlee,
Hon Tau Henare and
Kaumatua Eru
Thompson of Te
Kawerau a Maki.
Photographer, Greg
Kempthorne, captured
the action. The sunrise
that morning was
stunning and was
photographed by our
Construction Manager.
We are keen to be great neighbours for the time we are based
in Te Atatu and upgrading the 4.8km stretch of motorway to
and from Great North Rd. Feel free to talk to us, tell us what
youd like to hear more about,
let us know when we could do
better and also when were
getting things right.
Best wishes from all of us,
Elizabeth Collins
Communications and
Stakeholder Manager
CAUSEWAY NEWS
1 JUNE 2013
More information
www.nzta.govt.nz/
sh16causeway
elizabeth.collins@
sh16causeway.co.nz
0800 444 449 (state
highways info line)