Between Watson and Hobson Streets
We’ve nearly finished installing street lights and cabling between Watson and Hobson Streets. If you are walking in this area please follow the marked path. Towards the end of February we’ll be concreting the island at Hobson Street and making a start on the line markings for the new road layout.
Between Watson Street and New Plymouth Girls High School
Over the comingnext month you can expectwe’ll be continuing work on the middle of the road between Watson Street and New Plymouth Girls High School. We’re planning to see the following works being undertakenreopen Watson Street along with the route:second lane of the new Te Henui Bridge in early March.
Please remember that the parking on SH3 outside the New Plymouth Girls High School has been removed permanently. Access to the school from SH3 is also closed temporarily. If you need to visit the school please park in Baring Terrace or Mangorei Road.
Mangorei Road Intersection
You'll see us constructingWe’re now working on narrowing the islands on the approaches to the city-bound left-turn lane into Mangorei Road and finishing work onintersection, this is to make more room for the water main there.lanes of traffic. While we do this work we have adjustedwe’ve reduced the number of lanes to give us enough room to work, so please take care when travelling in this area and follow the signs.
Please also remember that the city-bound right-turn lane from SH3 onto Mangorei Road is still closed - an alternate route is available via Eliot Street.
Devon Street East Intersection
We're continuing work at the Devon Street East intersection. We havethat can be used. The lanes that are closed the north-bound left-turn into Devon Street East temporarily. There will also be some changeschanged from time to time as the layout as we work in this areaprogresses so please take care when travelling through here.
Intersection improvements
One of the main objectives ofin this project is to improve the safety at intersections along the route. To do this we've been widening a number of intersectionsarea and installing islands. This work is nearly complete at Constance Street and Watson Street (south) and you'll see us working on Waiwaka Terrace, Watson Street (north) and Ngaio Street overfollow the coming month.
Te Henui Walkway
To install a new wastewater manhole and complete the fencing and concreting, we'll be closing the walkway on 29 March for approximately three weeks. A detour will be put in place through the cemetery and Mangorei Road to Devon Street East, where you can re-join the walkway.
You'll also see us finishing some road repairs near the old Te Henui and Waiwhakaiho bridges, continuing to install street light poles, concreting median islands and footpaths, removing the old line markings and re-painting the existing handrails on Te Henui Bridge.
Please also remember that the city-bound right-hand turn lane from SH3 onto Mangorei Road is still closed – an alternate route is available via Eliot Street.
Continued work between Mangorei Road and Devon Street East
As noted above, we’ll continue to work on improving the lanes in the middle of the road between Mangorei Road and Devon Street East. We aim to have this work completed in early March.
Devon Street East Intersection
We’re also working on the layout of the Devon Street East intersection. We’ll be moving the city-bound right-hand turn into Devon Street East onto the new Waiwhakaiho Bridge in the coming weeks. In early March we’ll also be closing the north-bound left-hand turn into Devon Street East. Please keep an eye out for these changes.
Constance Street
We’re widening the approach and improving the intersection at Constance Street. This should be completed in early March and then we will be moving onto the work in the middle of the road.