SH1 Papakura to Drury South Project November 2020 Supporting the South

The project is part of a longer term transport PAPAKURA network being investigated and delivered to support growth in south . The improvements will provide better choices for the 120,000 people who will make the area home in the next 30 years. Interchange improvements ROAD BEACH ROAD including a new Through the Government’s southbound on-ramp Upgrade Programme, Waka Kotahi and KiwiRail will begin construction of $2.395 PARK ESTATE billion of transport improvements for south ROAD GREAT SOUTH ROAD Replacement of Park Auckland within the next three years. Estate Road bridge As well as Papakura to Drury South, this Replacement of motorway includes Mill Road, Papakura to Pukekohe rail bridges across Otūwairoa electrification and new rail stations for Drury. STAGE Stream (Slippery Creek) 1 & 2 BREMNER ROAD PAPAKURA DRURY 10km TO DRURY Replacement of Bremner of new traffic lanes and bus SOUTH Road and Ngakoroa

shoulder lanes JESMOND ROAD WAIHOEHOE ROAD Stream bridges Construction

priority KARAKA ROAD 9km Interchange improvements will enable electrification of new walking and FITZGERALD ROAD and additional rail lines cycling paths and improve access for over-dimension vehicles QUARRY

ROAD

100+ sites with geotechnical

investigations — more to come GREAT SOUTH ROAD 100% DRURY SOUTH The alignment of the Mill of stormwater treated Road project and how it connects to the Southern 20%* Motorway at a new RAMARAMA Drury South interchange RAMARAMA ROAD increase in people moving ARARIMU ROAD will be identified soon as through at morning peak part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme 14%* Future interchange increase in freight moving GREAT SOUTH ROAD improvements through at morning peak STAGE 3 *Based on traffic modelling DRURY SOUTH for year 2046. TO BOMBAY Route MAP LEGEND: protection Current Future Pukekohe now for future motorway Expressway project implementation Southern Corridor Rail line Improvements Walking and project cycling connections (current Additional lanes PAPARATA ROAD BOMBAY and proposed) MILL ROAD Walking and Future interchange cycling path Motorway improvements interchanges Other roads (current and Mill Road project proposed) HAMILTON, (NZUP) TAURANGA

SH1 Papakura to Drury South KEY PROJECT BENEFITS

• Supports growth and liveability of surrounding • Responds to effects of climate change by raising bridges communities by increasing access to employment, across the Southern Motorway to meet 100 year flood markets, services and amenities. predictions. • Provides an additional traffic lane in each direction, • Supports investment in road and rail in interchange improvements and opportunities for dedicated including the electrification of rail to Pukekohe and future public transport services. proofing for additional lines. • Provides walking and cycling alternatives for communities • Reinforces the Southern Motorway’s function to support adjacent to the Southern Motorway. national and regional economic growth. • Contributes to the safety and resilience of Auckland’s transport system.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

To improve local water quality, The use of the extra lanes as potential stormwater will be treated using managed special vehicle lanes will be vegetated swales where space allows, investigated to prioritise vehicle types, providing natural treatment for runoff. e.g. freight, high-occupancy.

Work is underway with utility companies Supports the growth of communities to identify and understand their current by improving access and journey infrastructure, so fibre optic cables, gas time reliability, along and across and water pipes and other services can the motorway. be designed around and avoided during construction.

Safety and network management is improved with an upgraded motorway Walking and cycling ‘spine’ connects alignment and through technologies communities along the route with places such as variable speed limits, ramp of work, education and leisure. signalling, and incident and congestion detection capability.

Bridges at Otūwairoa (Slippery Creek) and Ngakoroa will be raised to provide Mana Whenua are recognised as Treaty resilience for climate change and those of Waitangi partners on this project. at the Drury interchange and a proposed This partnership is actioned through the new interchange south of Drury will be Southern Iwi Integration Group. designed to allow for 100 year flood predictions.

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SH1 Papakura to Drury South