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NZTA’s closure of the SH1 southbound over the Newmarket Viaduct from 5pm Saturday to 5am on Monday morning is the biggest road closure Auckland’s ever seen.
Drivers are urgent to travel only if urgent because of the closure between Gillies Ave and St Marks Rd and closure of the CBD southbound onramps at Hobson St; Symonds St and Khyber Pass.
ARTA warns bus passengers to expect delays.
There will be some extra trains, longer carriages and travel on trains will be free from 5pm Saturday and on Sunday.
A revised timetable will operate. Some of the extra Southern Line services operate between Papakura and Newmarket - only. Southern and Eastern Line services will also mainly be operated by 4-car trains with more seats.
Additional services will operate for the rugby at Eden Park on all lines.
There will be extra ferry services.
Weekend train timetables: (Free travel from 5pm Saturday & all day Sunday)
Southern, Eastern line timetable Saturday
Southern, Eastern timetable Sunday
Western Sunday
Ferry timetables here
Newmarket Business Chief, Cameron Brewer, believes people underestimate the ripple effect it’s going to have on traffic across the region.
“If people don’t take heed of NZTA’s advice, we are set to see the biggest traffic jam in the history of New Zealand.
“We remain completely unconvinced that tiny Mortimer Pass in central Newmarket will be able to cope as a motorway diversion on Father’s Day. We think trying to get 20,000 cars down Mortimer Pass will see gridlock right back to the city, with the Northern Motorway potentially grinding to a halt as well.
“Take it from me Mortimer Pass already jams up on a busy weekend, let alone being used as a defacto motorway. It simply won’t cope if people use the motorway in big numbers.
Here a full list of the weekend and week’s Auckland motorway closures.
AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE (SH1)
- Shelley Beach Road southbound off ramp and southbound lanes one and two on the Auckland Harbour Bridge 6 – 9 September (approx 7.30pm to 5am)
CENTRAL MOTORWAY JUNCTION (SH1)
- Fanshawe Street northbound on ramp 6 – 8 September (approx 10.30pm to 5am)
- Symonds Street southbound on ramp (continuous from 4pm on 4 September to 5am on 6 September)
- Hobson Street southbound on ramp (continuous from 5pm on 4 September to 5am on 6 September)
- Khyber Pass Road southbound on ramp (continuous from 4pm on 4 September to 5am on 6 September)
SOUTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1)
- Gillies Avenue southbound off ramp 8 – 9 September (approx 10pm to 5am)
- Southbound lanes between Gillies Avenue and St Marks Roads/Greenlane on ramps (continuous from 5pm on 4 September to 5am on 6 September)
- Southbound lanes between Gillies Avenue and St Marks Road on ramp 6 – 7 September (approx 10pm to 5am)
- St Marks Road southbound on ramp 4 September (approx 10pm to 5am)
- St Marks Road southbound on ramp 6 – 7 September
- Southbound lanes between Market Road off ramp and Greenlane on ramp 6 – 9 September (approx 11pm to 5am)
- East Tamaki Road southbound off ramp 6 September
- East Tamaki Road northbound off ramp 8 September
- East Tamaki Road northbound on ramp 8 September
- Manukau southbound on ramp 8 September
- Southbound lanes between Te Irirangi Drive off ramp and Manukau on ramp 7 & 9 September
- Northbound lanes between Takanini off ramp and Manukau on ramp 6 – 9 September
- Takanini northbound on ramp 6 – 9 September
- Hill Road northbound on ramp 6 – 9 September
- Drury/SH22 southbound off ramp 9 September
NORTH WESTERN MOTORWAY (SH16)
- Wellesley Street westbound on ramp 8 September
- Hobson Street westbound on ramp 6 September
- St Lukes Road westbound off ramp 7 September
- Westbound lanes between Great North Road off and on ramps 6 – 9 September
- Royal Road eastbound on ramp 7 September
SOUTH WESTERN MOTORWAY (SH20)
- Southbound lanes between Mahunga Drive off ramp and Walmsley Road on ramp 8 – 9 September
- Coronation Road northbound on ramp 8 – 9 September
- Northbound lanes between Coronation Road off ramp and Rimu Road on ramp 8 – 9 September
- Neilson Street northbound off ramp 6 – 9 September
- Neilson Street northbound on ramp 6 – 9 September
- Puhinui Road southbound on ramp 7 – 9 September
- Lambie Drive southbound on ramp 6 – 7 September
- Southbound lanes between Puhinui Road off ramp and Lambie Drive on ramp 8 – 9 September
- Cavendish Drive southbound on ramp 8 – 9 September
NORTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1)
- Oteha Valley Road southbound off ramp 6 September
- Oteha Valley Road northbound on ramp 8 September
- Northbound lanes between Greville Road off ramp and Oteha Valley Road on ramp 7 September
- Greville Road northbound on ramp 7 September
4 Comments
I’m excited to see what is going to happen here! Like most places around the world, when you reduce road space, you also reduce the numbers of cars on the road.
Where does it go?
Who knows? Who cares!
Why don’t they just run one northbound and two southbound lanes across the remaining in-use viaduct?
Have you seen the NZ Herald’s article entitled “Your guide to getting around Auckland this weekend” in Saturday’s paper? Not very helpful if you live on the North Shore and follow the map on page A6 of Saturday’s Herald to get to the south or airport.
The map advises travellers from the North Shore to leave the North Western Motorway at Carrington Road and follow that road to Sandringham Road. Unfortunately anyone who tries to follow this map will find themselves passing under the Carrington Road overbridge as there is no offramp, having already passed the correct offramp at St Lukes Road.
A pity there was no advice on how to get to the airport from the North Shore using public transport and avoiding the inevitable jamb around the top of Symonds Street and Mt Eedn Road on Sunday. Take the Northern Express to Britomart, the train to Papatoetoe and the 380 bus to the airport. And its cheaper than the “Airport Express” bus service as well. A pity ARTA does not promote the 380 bus and train link with a through fare from the airport to the city and all stops on the train network.
@Patrick To be honest, I stopped reading the Herald in print and online a few weeks ago. I have no interest in every day reading another front page about some mother’s anguish about her son dying of booze, falling off a ledge or taking drugs. If they want to survive in business in this age of media choices, they need to serve up news and information of more help and interest to their community. If they were doing half their job, I wouldn’t bother doing this site! They have yet to have any photos of trains in Onehunga. I certainly prefer Stuff online.