There are several projects underway on State Highway 1 in and around the Taupō area to improve the state highway network.
SH1 Piarere to Taupō network improvements, SH1 East Taupō Arterial, SH1 Taupō to Hatepe safety improvements, and SH1 Taupō-Desert Road planning work are projects underway to improve the state highway network in and around the Taupō area.
Below is an overview of these projects in and around Taupō.
Work is underway to improve safety and resilience on SH1 between Piarere and Taupō. Work to install flexible median safety barriers and roadside barriers between Maroa Road and Tram Road Is wrapping up and another section nearby south of the Waikatro River Bridge at Ātiamuri Is underway.
Further improvements between Piarere and Taupō may follow during the next 10 years, after feasibility work is completed and funding allocated.
SH1 Piarere to Taupō network improvements
CloseWe are improving safety and resilience on the highway between the Wairakei roundabout and the Taupō Airport roundabout.
Work to widen the road and install flexible median safety barriers and roadside barriers between Napier Road and Centennial Drive was completed in April 2022. The next stage between Napier Road and the airport roundabout is in construction for completion mid-2024.
CloseWe are prioritising infrastructure changes aimed at improving safety on SH1 between Taupō Airport and Hātepe. Our team are working to understand the feasibility of the project design and once we know more, we will seek public feedback.
SH1 Taupō to Hatepe safety improvements
CloseWaka Kotahi has completed a number of studies into SH1 looking south between Taupō and the Desert Road. These studies look at improving the SH1 corridor between Taupō andthe Desert Road over the next 30 years.
SH1 Taupō-Desert Road planning work
CloseWe have been doing a large amount of roadworks in and around the Taupō area to improve the roads, increase safety and make people’s journeys more enjoyable. In some cases, this work will involve ripping up the road and rebuilding it, and in others resealing the road.
Some of the region's significant work sites this season included four sections of road between Taupō and Tūrangi,including Hatepe Hill and significant resealing between Ātiamuri and Taupō.
