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Home Our Council News News and Media Releases 2025 January Large scale works along Carroll Street/SH3 to start

Large scale works along Carroll Street/SH3 to start

29 Jan 2025, 2:24 PM

 

Site preparation is currently underway on Carroll Street/SH3, Te Kūiti in the lead up to two major construction works.

Starting later this week, Carroll Street/SH3 will be reduced to one lane to allow for Council’s contractor Camex Civil to replace a large watermain. The length is from Carroll Street along to Duke Street.

A wastewater pipe at the King Street West intersection with SH3 will also be replaced.

The scheduled works is to enable the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to undertake a full road rehabilitation of the same stretch of road immediately following.

Work on the watermain replacement is estimated to take about five weeks, whereafter NZTA will commence with its road rehabilitation.

A full road closure during NZTA’s road reconstruction works will be in place with alternate routes provided for light and heavy vehicles.

Construction is expected to be completed in May 2025.

During phase one, residents and travellers can expect a single lane closure in Carroll Street during the watermain replacement, with north bound traffic being diverted along Taupiri Street for light vehicles and Te Kumi Station Road, Esplanade and Te Kūiti Road for trucks and heavy vehicles. South bound traffic will use the single lane on Carroll Street/SH3

Camex Civil will mainly work on the western road berm along Carroll Street. King Street West, Craig Terrace, Ward and Duke Streets will be affected with minor works.

Residents and businesses along Carroll Street/SH3 will experience the inconvenience of construction activity on both the berm, road resurfacing and possible disruptions in utilities.

During phase two - NZTA’s road reconstruction - all traffic will be diverted along Taupiri Street for light vehicles and Te Kumi Station Road, Esplanade and Te Kūiti Road for trucks and heavy vehicles.

General Manager Infrastructure Services, Shyamal Ram acknowledges the significant impact it will have during the busy summer months.

“We apologise in advance for the disruption both works will cause. It is a necessary project to ensure continued improvement and resilience in our water reticulation system.”