Huia 1 watermain upgrade
A watermain replacement project to cater for population growth.
Duration
June 2019 - ongoing in stages
Location
Sections through Mt Roskill, New Lynn and Titirangi
Status
Construction
About the project
We are renewing the large-diameter watermain called Huia No.1 which has reached the end of its useful life. The watermain was built in the 1940s after World War II. To extend its life we rehabilitated the watermain in the 1980s but we now need to build a new pipe. Over the next few years, the 15,556 metre pipe is being built in sections across West and Central Auckland.
The latest
White Swan Road
From Tuesday 27 August 2024, we will be working on White Swan Road laying the watermain up to approximately 173 White Swan Road (please refer to the map below). This section of work will take approximately six weeks to complete. There will be two lanes of traffic open until 9am and after 5pm (cars will be able to travel in a city bound direction and to the Blockhouse Bay roundabout). However, between 9am and 5pm stop/go and/or traffic lights will be in operation on White Swan Road.
Lynfield College drop-off and pick-up arrangement
An arrangement has been made with Lynfield College for a parent drop off pick up area outside 173-177 White Swan Road. A temporary pedestrian crossing point will be installed outside 175 White Swan Road. Please refer to the map below for the stages of works and traffic management in place.
How will this affect you?
- Working hours will be from 7am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday, 7am to 4pm on Saturday including some statutory holidays.
- Traffic management such as lane closures will be required during the watermain construction for the safety of the public and our workers. Please follow the direction of site personnel and all site signage to keep everyone safe.
- Some street parking will need to be temporarily removed near the work site to allow traffic management to be set up as part of the approved traffic management plan.
- Construction works will generate some noise and vibration; however, levels will be kept to a minimum and in accordance with Auckland Council and consent requirements.
- Please note that water supply to properties will not be affected during these works.
Gillies Avenue and St Andrews Road
These works started on Monday 19 August and will take until approximately late January to complete. To minimise disruption to the community we will be undertaking the works through slip lining. The new pipe is a transmission watermain and won’t impact your household's water supply.
Please refer to the overall site map below for the entire section of work (shown by the orange line).
The works will initially start on Gillies Avenue, however, other work sites on King George Avenue and St Andrews Road will open not long after. For detailed site information including the traffic management set-up for each section of works, please view the maps below.
Gillies Avenue and King George Avenue works
King George Avenue and St Andrews Road works
St Andrews Road works
St Andrews Road section up to the St Andrews Road/Watling Street intersection
How will this affect you?
- Working hours will be from 7am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 4pm on Saturday including some statutory holidays.
- Traffic management such as lane closures and detours will be required during the watermain construction for the safety of the public and our workers. Please follow the direction of site personnel and all site signage to keep everyone safe. Please keep an eye out closer to the time for regular updates via our website, email, social media, and letters.
- Some street parking will need to be temporarily removed near the work site to allow traffic management to be set up as part of the approved traffic management plan.
- Construction works will generate some noise and vibration; however, levels will be kept to a minimum and in accordance with Auckland Council and consent requirements.
- Please note that water supply to properties will not be affected during these works.
Heaphy Street
From 2 July, our contractor will start installing a line valve chamber and new section of watermain along Heaphy Street (near the Blockhouse Bay Road roundabout). These works are estimated to take until approximately November. Traffic management will be in place in the form of a one-way detour along Heaphy Street. Access out of Heaphy Street onto the roundabout will be maintained but there will be no access into Heaphy Street from the roundabout.
- Working hours will be from 7am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday
- While the work may generate some noise, please be assured that it will be kept to a minimum and within levels approved by Auckland Council
- Please refer to the map below for the works area and traffic management in place
Duke Street
From mid-April
We'll be finishing the chamber construction works located at 113 Duke Street - the entry to Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta | Big King Reserve. These works are estimated to take approximately five months to complete.
The car park at Duke Street will be open for this first stage of the works and will only be closed towards the end of this section of the project. Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout the project.
How will this affect you?
- Working hours will be from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday and 7am to 2pm on Saturday including some statutory holidays.
- Traffic management will be in place 24/7 during construction for the safety of the public, traffic, and our workers. The road will be closed near open excavations, resident access past the excavation area may be restricted during working hours. The traffic controllers on site will advise when you can get past. Please expect delays. Vehicle access is unavailable for properties near the open excavations. If there is a need for vehicle access to your property to be restricted, you will be notified in advance of the exact timing of the restrictions with a separate notice.
- Some street parking will need to be temporarily removed near the work site to allow traffic management to be set up as part of the approved traffic management plan.
- Construction works will generate some noise and vibration; however, levels will be kept to a minimum and in accordance with Auckland Council and consent requirements.
- Please note that the water supply will not be affected during these works.
Upcoming project areas
Epsom
- St Andrews Road to Gillies Avenue: Dates still to be confirmed.
General traffic management FAQs
Q: Why do we not have tidal flow (changing of traffic flows during the day and night)?
A: Tidal flow is a viable option where there are multiple lanes that can be changed i.e. Whangaparaoa Peninsula. Where there is only one lane through residential streets, tidal flow is not feasible. It is not safe for local residents as traffic flows change during the day and confusion around traffic direction could occur.
Q: Why don’t we use traffic lights or stop-go operations?
A: This is not feasible due to the length of the work sites. Traffic queues would become too long making it less efficient than one way traffic.
Q: How will we notify road users?
A: VMS digital sign boards are the most effective way to communicate with road users. In advance of the works we implemented VMS boards.