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[[File:Kapiti Expressway 2017 IMG3637.jpg|alt=View of road lanes from over bridge.|thumb|Looking south along the Kapiti Expressway towards the Kapiti Road interchange]] |
[[File:Kapiti Expressway 2017 IMG3637.jpg|alt=View of road lanes from over bridge.|thumb|Looking south along the Kapiti Expressway towards the Kapiti Road interchange]] |
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The '''Kapiti Expressway''' is a four-lane grade-separated expressway through the [[Kapiti Coast]], north of [[Wellington]], New Zealand. It stretches {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} from [[Mackays Crossing]] north of [[Paekākāriki]] to just north of [[Peka Peka]], bypassing the former two-lane route through [[Raumati South]], [[Paraparaumu]], and [[Waikanae]]. Construction of a {{convert| |
The '''Kapiti Expressway''' is a four-lane grade-separated expressway through the [[Kapiti Coast]], north of [[Wellington]], New Zealand. It stretches {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} from [[Mackays Crossing]] north of [[Paekākāriki]] to just north of [[Peka Peka]], bypassing the former two-lane route through [[Raumati South]], [[Paraparaumu]], and [[Waikanae]]. Construction of a {{convert|13|km|abbr=on}} extension to just north of [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]] began in 2017 and is due to open 23 December 2022. A second extension, 24 km, to north of [[Levin, New Zealand|Levin]] is due to begin construction in 2025, opening around 2029.<ref name="stuff-o2nl-route">{{Cite web|last=Galuszka|first=Jono|date=26 August 2020|title=Ōtaki to north of Levin highway route avoids proposed Taraika subdivison|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/300092014/taki-to-north-of-levin-highway-route-avoids-proposed-taraika-subdivison|access-date=30 April 2021|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]}}</ref>{{clarify|date=September 2021|reason=Will this be part of the Kapiti Expressway or just connect to it?}} |
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==Construction== |
==Construction== |
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Work on the Raumati to [[Peka Peka]] section started in December 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Work starts on MacKays to Peka Peka expressway |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9466873/Work-starts-on-MacKays-to-Peka-Peka-expressway |publisher= Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz) |date= 2 December 2013 |accessdate= 28 December 2014}}</ref> The official opening ceremony was held on 16 February 2017, and the expressway opened to traffic in the early hours of 24 February 2017, some three months ahead of the original scheduled date. Some works, including the final layer of asphalt on some sections and roundabouts at the Peka Peka and Poplar Avenue interchanges, took until mid-2017 to complete.<ref>{{cite news |first= Joel |last= Maxwell |date= 7 February 2017 |title= Kapiti expressway gets official completion date of February 16 |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/89150869/kapiti-expressway-gets-official-completion-date-of-february-16 |publisher= Stuff.co.nz |accessdate= 8 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= David |last= Haxton |date= 16 February 2017 |title= Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway north of Wellington opens |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11801881 |publisher= nzherald.co.nz (via Kapiti News) |accessdate= 17 February 2017}}</ref> |
Work on the Raumati to [[Peka Peka]] section started in December 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Work starts on MacKays to Peka Peka expressway |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9466873/Work-starts-on-MacKays-to-Peka-Peka-expressway |publisher= Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz) |date= 2 December 2013 |accessdate= 28 December 2014}}</ref> The official opening ceremony was held on 16 February 2017, and the expressway opened to traffic in the early hours of 24 February 2017, some three months ahead of the original scheduled date. Some works, including the final layer of asphalt on some sections and roundabouts at the Peka Peka and Poplar Avenue interchanges, took until mid-2017 to complete.<ref>{{cite news |first= Joel |last= Maxwell |date= 7 February 2017 |title= Kapiti expressway gets official completion date of February 16 |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/89150869/kapiti-expressway-gets-official-completion-date-of-february-16 |publisher= Stuff.co.nz |accessdate= 8 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= David |last= Haxton |date= 16 February 2017 |title= Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway north of Wellington opens |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11801881 |publisher= nzherald.co.nz (via Kapiti News) |accessdate= 17 February 2017}}</ref> |
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The first sod was turned on the Peka Peka to Ōtaki section on 6 July 2017 and will open 23 December 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Nick |title=Opening of major Kāpiti expressway delayed until late 2022 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/opening-of-major-kapiti-expressway-delayed-until-late-2022/YDNVLFCCURMSLL4QVKFDODZI64/ |access-date=27 January 2022 |publisher=nzherald.co.nz}}</ref> A second {{convert|24|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} extension north of Ōtaki, bypassing [[Manakau]], [[Ōhau]] and [[Levin, New Zealand|Levin]] and rejoining the existing [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|State Highway]] route near [[Koputaroa]] north of Levin, was first proposed in 2012. After several years of uncertainty and delays, funding was allocated in 2020 as part of the [[New Zealand Upgrade Programme]] and the project is scheduled to begin construction in 2025, and open in 2029.<ref name="stuff-o2nl-route"/> |
The first sod was turned on the 13 km Peka Peka to Ōtaki section on 6 July 2017 and will open 23 December 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Nick |title=Opening of major Kāpiti expressway delayed until late 2022 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/opening-of-major-kapiti-expressway-delayed-until-late-2022/YDNVLFCCURMSLL4QVKFDODZI64/ |access-date=27 January 2022 |publisher=nzherald.co.nz}}</ref> A second {{convert|24|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} extension north of Ōtaki, bypassing [[Manakau]], [[Ōhau]] and [[Levin, New Zealand|Levin]] and rejoining the existing [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|State Highway]] route near [[Koputaroa]] north of Levin, was first proposed in 2012. After several years of uncertainty and delays, funding was allocated in 2020 as part of the [[New Zealand Upgrade Programme]] and the project is scheduled to begin construction in 2025, and open in 2029.<ref name="stuff-o2nl-route"/> |
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==Controversies== |
==Controversies== |
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Revision as of 02:00, 21 December 2022
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| State Highway 1 | |
 Map showing the Kāpiti Expressway in red, and the proposed Ōtaki to North of Levin extension in blue. | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| History | 24 February 2017–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | SH 1 north of Otaki |
| South end | SH 1 at Mackays Crossing |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Primary destinations | Peka Peka, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati South |
| Highway system | |
The Kapiti Expressway is a four-lane grade-separated expressway through the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, New Zealand. It stretches 18 km (11 mi) from Mackays Crossing north of Paekākāriki to just north of Peka Peka, bypassing the former two-lane route through Raumati South, Paraparaumu, and Waikanae. Construction of a 13 km (8.1 mi) extension to just north of Ōtaki began in 2017 and is due to open 23 December 2022. A second extension, 24 km, to north of Levin is due to begin construction in 2025, opening around 2029.[1][clarification needed]
Construction
The section from just south of Mackays Crossing to just south of Poplar Avenue at Raumati South was completed in 2007 with the completion of the Mackays Crossing interchange and rail overbridge, bypassing the existing rail level crossing. The previously constructed four-lane section from Mackays Crossing to Poplar Avenue was upgraded during 2016 and early 2017 to provide an improved road surface. This section of road is constructed on an old peat swamp and develops an uneven surface over time.
Work on the Raumati to Peka Peka section started in December 2013.[2] The official opening ceremony was held on 16 February 2017, and the expressway opened to traffic in the early hours of 24 February 2017, some three months ahead of the original scheduled date. Some works, including the final layer of asphalt on some sections and roundabouts at the Peka Peka and Poplar Avenue interchanges, took until mid-2017 to complete.[3][4]
The first sod was turned on the 13 km Peka Peka to Ōtaki section on 6 July 2017 and will open 23 December 2022.[5] A second 24-kilometre (15-mile) extension north of Ōtaki, bypassing Manakau, Ōhau and Levin and rejoining the existing State Highway route near Koputaroa north of Levin, was first proposed in 2012. After several years of uncertainty and delays, funding was allocated in 2020 as part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme and the project is scheduled to begin construction in 2025, and open in 2029.[1]
Controversies
After 18 months it was apparent the road needed repairs. 49 kilometres of lanes were found to be leaking, due to the new type of low-sound asphalt that was used for its construction. This caused the road to crack and sink in many areas.[6] When the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) where asked, under an Official Information Act request, to provide information on the cause of the issues encountered they declined.[7]
In July 2017 the Transport Minister Simon Bridges announced that an full Peka Peka Interchange would need to be built to connect the Waikanae North, Peka Peka and Te Horo Communities to the Kapiti Expressway.[8] In January 2019, the NZTA announced plans to stop this project.[9][10] An initiative was formed named "Finish our Road"[11] focusing on the safety implications because higher traffic on local roads, impact on ratepayers subject to higher maintenance costs and impact on the rural communities of the Kapiti Coast. In May 2019, the Kapiti Coast District Council voted unanimously to back the goals of the initiative to review the business case provided by NZTA and their decision not to build the Peka Peka interchange.[12]
Exit list
All exits are unnumbered.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Ōtaki | 998.5 | 620.4 | Waitohu Stream bridge | Northern terminus,  SH 1 continues north towards Levin | |
| 999.8 | 621.2 | Main Highway – Ōtaki | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 1,001.7 | 622.4 | Ōtaki River | |||
| 1,002.1 | 622.7 | Ōtaki Gorge Road – Ōtaki | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| Peka Peka | 1,012.0 | 628.8 | Peka Peka Road – Peka Peka, Waikanae | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| Waikanae | 1,017.0 | 631.9 | Te Moana Road – Waikanae, Waikanae Beach | ||
| 1,018.4 | 632.8 | Waikanae River | |||
| Paraparaumu | 1,023.0 | 635.7 | Kapiti Road – Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach | ||
| Raumati | 1,026.6 | 637.9 | Poplar Avenue – Raumati, Paraparaumu | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| Mackays Crossing | 1,030.3 | 640.2 |  SH 59 (Whareroa Road) – Queen Elizabeth Park | Southern terminus, SH 1 continues south as Transmission Gully Motorway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Galuszka, Jono (26 August 2020). "Ōtaki to north of Levin highway route avoids proposed Taraika subdivison". Stuff. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Work starts on MacKays to Peka Peka expressway". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Maxwell, Joel (7 February 2017). "Kapiti expressway gets official completion date of February 16". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Haxton, David (16 February 2017). "Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway north of Wellington opens". nzherald.co.nz (via Kapiti News). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ James, Nick. "Opening of major Kāpiti expressway delayed until late 2022". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Kāpiti expressway needs $2.3m worth of repairs, just 18 months after opening". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "NZTA refuses to release information about damaged highways". Radio New Zealand (RNZ). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Kapiti commuters to get new interchange as work starts on next stage of expressway". Stuff.co.nz). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Plans scrapped for new Kāpiti expressway interchange at Peka Peka". Stuff.co.nz). 14 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Disappointment at Peka Peka interchange decision". Kapiti Coast District Council). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Finish our Road – Connect Kapiti". Finish our Road). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Council backs call for Peka Peka interchange rethink". Otaki Today). 15 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
External links
- Waka Kotahi – Mackays to Peka Peka (completed in 2017)
- Waka Kotahi – Peka Peka to Ōtaki (to open 23 December 2022)
- Waka Kotahi – Ōtaki to North of Levin (planning, construction to begin 2025)