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February 2025 – progress

The new Redwood Lane roundabout taking shape.
Completed kerb for the Redwood lane roundabout.
Sheet piling completed on Cambridge Road to provide extra support while a retaining wall is being built.
Construction of the new northern access road at Tauriko village, with earthworks underway ahead of drainage works.

January 2025 – progress

Screw piling works are underway for high pressure gas main protection in the Redwood Lane area.
Crews are completing new kerb and channel on the Hamilton leg of the new SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout.
Crews are installing a membrane for the wetland at the Redwood Lane roundabout to keep water from seeping into the soil.
Sheet piling continues in a narrow section of Cambridge Road in preparation of works on the future retaining wall in this area.
Crews are rolling out geotextile cloth before laying subbase on top for the the new northern access road.
The new carpark for Tauriko School and the Playcentre is taking shape.

December 2024 – progress

A construction worker installs sheet piles on Cambridge Road, preparing for retaining wall construction on a bridge.
Sheet pile installation is underway on Cambridge Road in preparation for retaining wall works.
A construction site featuring a large excavator, actively working on earthworks for the new northern access road in Tauriko Village.
Earthworks are underway for the new northern access road in Tauriko Village.
Aerial view of a construction site featuring a road and bridge, with prepared topsoil at Belk Road for future planting.
At Belk Road we’ve cut and prepared topsoil ready for future planting.
A fenced tunnel under construction, highlighting advancements on the walking and cycling underpass at SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout.
Progress on the walking and cycling underpass at the SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout.

November 2024 – progress

A road under construction with cones and a concrete barrier, highlighting the completion of kerbing for a new traffic island.
Completed kerbing for new traffic island and northbound lane tie-ins into the new SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout.
Aerial image of a construction site where vegetation has been cleared for a new school carpark and northern access road development.
Vegetation clearance completed for the new school carpark and the northern access road which are now under construction.

October 2024 – progress

Before the team can lay the surface of the new road, they lay a test strip of asphalt to ensure that the mix is correct.
Carting in large amounts of structural fill and compacting in preparation for the different layers of road to be placed in the coming months.

September 2024 – progress

Pre-cast concrete slabs were lifted by a 130-tonne crane to form the underpass pictured.

August 2024 – progress

An aerial shot looking south on SH29 towards Redwood Lane. The white geotextile fabric is part of the environmental controls to prevent erosion and sediment run-off, and the rest shows work underway to level the road.

July 2024 – progress

Environmental controls (known as sediment retention ponds and decanting earth bunds) to ensure any site stormwater run-off is channelled into one area and filtered. This helps prevent erosion and sediment spreading outside of the site or reaching the nearby Wairoa awa (river).
Stormwater pipes being brought into site on the back of a truck.

June 2024 – progress

Aerial view of the project site, looking towards the west showing bulk earth works, environmental controls and in the foreground the location of where the connection to Kaweroa Drive will be constructed.
Construction of the sub-base structural fill layers for the new SH29 tie-ins for the roundabout.

The SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works project team at the new site compound for their weekly health and safety meeting.

May 2024 – progress

Overview of the Redwood Lane site showing environmental controls in place (white bunds to prevent water run-off from site). The beginnings of the roundabout can be seen at the corner of Redwood Lane.
Overview of the Redwood Lane site showing environmental controls in place (white bunds to prevent water run-off from site). The beginnings of the roundabout can be seen at the corner of Redwood Lane.
The team carting and compacting fill material on what will be the new northbound access to Redwood Lane from SH29, utilising some of the heavy machinery to construct the new roundabout and road layout.
The team carting and compacting fill material on what will be the new northbound access to Redwood Lane from SH29, utilising some of the heavy machinery to construct the new roundabout and road layout.

April 2024 – progress

Archaeologist and kaitiaki (cultural monitors) carrying out investigations at the SH29/Redwood Lane site.

 

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