Puhoi Junction Changes in May

Kia ora Neighbour,

We are writing to let you know that in late May we will move to stage four of the Southern Connection works. The Southern Connection is where State Highway 1 (SH1) north of the Johnstone Hill Tunnels, will eventually connect to the new safer, more reliable and resilient motorway.

Details of the upcoming works

On Sunday 22 May, SH1 northbound lanes will be closed between Silverdale and Pūhoi from 9:00pm – 5am as we form the next stage of the new road layout. A detour will be in place from Silverdale via Hibiscus Coast Highway.   From Monday 23 May 2022, northbound Hibiscus Coast Highway (HCH) traffic will merge onto a small section of the new motorway, travel across Arawhiti ki Ōkahu (viaduct) and exit at the new Pūhoi off-ramp onto Pūhoi Road. This will provide our crews with a protected working area while they complete the next phase of work.

On Sunday 12 June, SH1 will be closed between Silverdale and Pūhoi from 9:00pm – 5am as we form the second stage of the new road layout. A detour will be in place from Silverdale via Hibiscus Coast Highway.  From Monday 13 June 2022, northbound and southbound SH1 traffic will join HCH traffic on the new motorway alignment. Traffic heading north will exit from the Johnstone Hill Tunnels and seamlessly merge onto the viaduct. SH1 traffic heading south towards the tunnels will merge onto the new on-ramp, just after Pūhoi Road.

Traffic will remain in one lane in each direction and motorists will not be able to drive on the Pūhoi viaduct (Arawhiti ki Pūhoi) until the rest of the 18.5 km motorway opens. Should any of the above work be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, it will be rescheduled to the next available night. (maps of new layout attached)

If you have queries about these works or the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth project, please contact us on 0508 P2WK INFO (0508 7295 4636) or at info@nx2group.com.

Ngā mihi 

Roslyn Prictor

NX2 Stakeholder and Communications Team

P. 0508 P2WK INFO (0508 7295 4636)  E. info@nx2group.com         W. nx2group.com

A. 45 Wyllie Road, Warkworth   P.  P.O Box 690, Warkworth 0941

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Motorway Works Latest

We are now at the stage where we need to connect parts of the new road with the existing motorway and State Highway 1 (SH1), this means there will be several road closures on SH1 in both the north and the south during November and December.At the Northern Connection the project team will carry out median island works and northbound widening works. To carry out this work safely we must close SH1 southbound and northbound from Kaipara Flats Road to Hudson Road, from 9pm to 5am. A detour will be in place via Kaipara Flats Road and Woodcocks Road.

• Sunday 20 November to Thursday 24 November

• Sunday 27 November to Thursday 1 December

• Sunday 4 December to Thursday 8 December

• Sunday 11 December to Thursday 15 December

At the Southern Connection the project team will undertake work from Johnstones Hill Tunnels (JHT) up to Pūhoi on the ITS gantry, signage installations and traffic management works. This means SH1 will be closed in both directions – Silverdale to Johnstones Hill Tunnels northbound and Pūhoi to Grand Drive southbound. The detour will be via Hibiscus Coast Highway or State Highway 16, from 10pm to 5am.

• Sunday 27 November to Thursday 1 December

• Sunday 4 December to Thursday 8 December

• Sunday 11 December

Our project team and Waka Kotahi Maintenance teams are once again working together to ensure that we capitalise on these closures and get as much work done as possible in order to minimise disruptions.Over Dimension vehicles will be able to get access through both of the work sites during these closures at specific times, if planned in advance. Heavy vehicles can use the detour routes or take State Highway 16.While we will try to limit disruption to traffic flows, we encourage you to plan your journey over this time and check the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner before heading out https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/We are working hard to complete this work before the busy holiday period, and we will be off the road mid-December and back early in the new year.

“Thank The Volunteers” Evening

An Invitation
To all Puhoi Community Forum Members, working groups, Puhoi
Landcare Group, Puhoi Community Orchard Group and all volunteers
who have helped in the riparian planting along the river and Puhoi
Pioneer Memorial Park.
We, the Puhoi Community Forum Members, invite you to attend
A “Thank The Volunteers” night, at our next meeting which will be
held at:
The Puhoi Sports Club, at 7.30pm, Tuesday 29th November 2022.
This will consist of a short Forum meeting (around15 minutes) then
some refreshments and pizza to acknowledge the valiant efforts in the
Puhoi Pioneer Memorial Park.
Please RSVP by phone call, email or text to me so we know how
many people to cater for.


Kind Regards
Paul Manton
Co-Chair PCF
0272749595
padm303@gmail.com

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