News & Media Releases

All media releases for this project issued by Transit New Zealand are listed here, going back to 22 December 2006. Each release is listed as it is released to the media.

Opening Ceremony Celebrates Hamilton's Avalon Drive Bypass Completion

29 October 2008

The completion of the $41M State Highway 1 Avalon Drive Bypass project in Hamilton will be celebrated today with an official opening ceremony.
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Hamilton’s Avalon Drive Bypass To Open This Weekend

17 October 2008

The new State Highway 1 Avalon Drive Bypass in Hamilton will be opening to traffic this weekend.
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Weekend Opening of Hamilton's Avalon Drive Bypass

10 October 2008

Motorists will be able to get a taste of the new State Highway 0ne Avalon Drive Bypass this weekend when it opens to traffic for two days to help compact the chip seal.
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Norton Road Access to Lincoln Street Restored

19 September 2008

Access between Norton Road and Lincoln Street will be restored again next Saturday, September 27, with the opening of the Norton Road connection to the Rifle Range Road Roundabout.
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Parliamentary Steam Train Officially Opens New SH1 Rail Bridge

11 August 2008

A major project milestone was achieved on Friday for the NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) Avalon Drive Bypass in Hamilton when ONTRACK's Parliamentary Special steam train marked the official opening of the project’s new Norton Road rail bridge.
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Another Bypass Milestone Reached with Marathon Concrete Pour

13 June 2008

Hamilton's State Highway 1 Avalon Drive Bypass project reached another major milestone this week when approximately 700 cubic metres of concrete was poured to form the deck of the new Norton Road rail bridge.
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Piling for new Norton Road Rail Bridge begins

28 December 2007

Construction of another major milestone began this week on Hamilton's Avalon Drive Bypass project when work started on the rail bridge that will cross over Norton Road.
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Rail Works Right on Track for New Norton Road Rail Bridge

18 December 2007

The process of shifting the North Island main trunk line in preparation for the construction of the new Norton Road rail bridge in Hamilton is right on track.
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Avalon Drive Bypass construction moves to new phase

2 November 2007

Transit New Zealand's State Highway 1 Avalon Drive Bypass project in Hamilton is about to move to a new phase, which will concentrate construction in the area of the new Norton Road Roundabout and rail bridge.
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New roundabout changes traffic flows in Hamilton's Avalon Drive

20 September 2007

The new Rotokauri Roundabout at the northern end of Transit New Zealand's State Highway 1 Avalon Drive Bypass in Hamilton City will be opening to traffic during the weekend of September 29 and 30.
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Minor traffic delays on Forest Lake Road as bypass bridge construction starts

6 July 2007

Transit New Zealand advises that traffic management has been implemented on Forest Lake Road for construction of the central pier for the new State Highway 1 Avalon Drive Bypass overbridge, and will be in place for approximately 13 weeks.
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Sod turning marks construction start for SH1 Avalon Drive Bypass

9 March 2007

Construction of the new SH1 Avalon Drive Bypass was officially started today with the turning of the first sod by Hamilton West MP Martin Gallagher.
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Transit awards Avalon Drive construction contract

22 December 2006

Transit New Zealand has today awarded the construction contract for Hamilton city’s Avalon Drive Project to Brian Perry Civil for $28.0 million.
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