This project will improve safety for road users on the stretch of State Highway 1 from Whangārei to Wellsford.
In order to align with the Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS2024) this project is under review.
This page will be updated upon publication of the National Land Transport Plan later this year.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is making safety improvements on State Highway 1 from Whangārei to Wellsford to improve safety for people travelling along this corridor..
The project covers 79km of SH1 connecting the Northland and Auckland regions and will be delivered as three separate projects.
Click on a tile below (maps indicative only) to view more information about each section.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is making safety improvements on State Highway 1 from Whangārei to Wellsford. These improvements will include wider centrelines, flexible median (centreline) barriers, side safety barriers and rumble strips. These works are being undertaken as part of Waka Kotahi’s speed and infrastructure programme.
To make the project manageable, the 79km corridor of state highway from Whangārei to Wellsford has been divided in three – we call these sub-projects the Northern, Central and Southern sections.
Each section has its own character due to terrain, road conditions and usage, nearby urban areas and other factors. The particular safety improvements for each section have been designed to meet the specific conditions found there. Improvements will include: