Archboyd wastewater upgrades
We’re building a new pump station and pipeline to support future growth in Māngere East and Favona
Duration
June 2025 – late 2027
Location
Buckland Road, Māngere East to Te Mārua/Boggust Park, Favona
Status
Construction
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Project overview
We’re building a new wastewater pump station and upgrading the existing pipe network to support Kāinga Ora housing development in Māngere East and future growth in Buckland, Wickman and Favona. By upgrading the network, we’re increasing our network’s capacity and improving water quality by reducing wet-weather overflows.
We are installing:
- A pump station on Archboyd Avenue
- Emergency storage
- 1.5km wastewater pipe
- An emergency overflow point
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How will this work affect you?
Our contractors, Fulton Hogan, will use a range of construction methodologies to upgrade the network. To reduce the impacts on the community, trenchless methodologies will be used where possible.
Open trenching will take place along Buckland Road, Royton Avenue and in Te Mārua/Boggust Park.
A 1.8-metre tunnel boring machine (TBM) will be used to build the emergency storage pipeline along Archboyd Road.
Our general working hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am-6pm. On occasion, work outside of these hours may be required.
Our Te Mārua/Boggust Park working hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30-6pm.
During construction hours, general construction noise, vibrations, dust and increased truck movements should be expected. These will be kept within our consented limits.
Te Mārua/Boggust Park
In mid-September 2025, work began to install a 400m section of pipeline and three new manholes in Te Mārua/Boggust Park. The new infrastructure is in place and ready to be connected to the eastern interceptor.
To access our worksite, a temporary access road was built within the park for our vehicles and machinery. The temporary access road is connected to the park from Otago Place. Parking outside this access road is not permitted and will be clearly signposted.
A temporary footpath will be in place around the worksite while we work. Please note that the worksite in the park may change as the project progresses.
As we reinstate the worksite, we will remove the temporary access road. Installation of a cultural marker and landscaping will take place in the small street garden at the reserve entrance on Otago Place.
