Southern Connection

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

With work on the new motorway connections progressing well, we still have work underway at the Southern Connection.

Please check the information and schedules below regularly for any changes so you can plan ahead to avoid congestion.

Information and schedule for completion works at the Southern Connection

• Road layout change – North of Johnstone's Hill Tunnels – Still in place
• SH1 overnight road and ramp closures – May 2023

  SH1 Road layout change – North of Johnstone's Hill Tunnels

 **KING’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND TRAVEL** The Johnstone's Hill Tunnels can be a bottleneck for traffic, especially at weekends or on public holidays so motorists are advised to expect significant delays at peak times and should allow additional time for their journeys or consider an alternate route such as SH16. Our team will be doing what they can to coordinate traffic management across the site to minimise delays as much as possible.

Road layout changes are still in place at the Southern Connection. Please drive with care and slow down in the work zone. 

All northbound travellers continue to exit off at the Pūhoi northbound off-ramp and are directed onto a short section of Pūhoi Road and then back onto the existing SH1. This change will remain in place until the safer, more resilient and reliable route fully opens before the end of the second quarter.

This layout change allows the team to work safely in areas currently used by SH1 traffic as we prepare to move this section of the motorway into its final layout.

A temporary speed limit of 30km/h will be in place, and there will be traffic management (stop/go at peak times and temporary traffic signals at off-peak times) to assist with access to and from Pūhoi village. 

NX2 asks road users to take care while they adjust to the new road layout and stick with the temporary speed limits. Allow extra time when travelling through this area, especially during peak periods including King’s Birthday weekend. 

There will be delays around the peak travel times.  While all efforts have been made 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/

SH1 overnight road closures

There are night works associated with the new layout change, and are scheduled to take place as follows:

Road users are encouraged to keep checking here, Facebook @aratuhonopuhoitowarkworth and/or Waka Kotahi Journey Planner www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz for up to date information.

Waka Kotahi and NX2 would like to thank local residents and motorists for their patience while we undertake this important work.