Safety improvement work at one of Auckland’s highest risk intersections will begin in late August.
The intersection of Tamaki Drive and Ngapipi Road will have traffic signals installed with improved pedestrian crossings, new cycle lanes and reconfigured traffic lanes, to make it safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
Construction will start in late August and, weather permitting, will be completed in a year.
Design features
The intersection improvements will include:
- installing traffic signals with pedestrian crossings
- adding a second left-turn lane on Ngapipi Road
- adding a second lane on the westbound approach of Tamaki Drive
- extending the seawall on Tamaki Drive and Ngapipi Road to provide for the additional lanes and cyclist and pedestrian safety
- upgrading the shared path and creating separate cycle lanes.
Keeping people safe
During construction, all existing traffic movements at the intersection will be maintained for peak traffic.
A safe footpath will also be maintained for pedestrians and cyclists to use at all times.
Why is this intersection being modified?
Tamaki-Ngapipi is ranked number 10 on the national top-100 list of high crash-risk intersections. More than 30,000 people travel through this intersection every day.
Twenty-one crashes have been recorded at the intersection in the past five years, with 13 resulting in injury.
For more information, consultation background and to sign up for updates, visit Auckland Transport’s website.
