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New SH20 Mt Roskill Extension motorway opens

15 May 2009

The NZ Transport Agency today opened the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension motorway, the latest link in Auckland’s Western Ring Route.
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Community open day to give public first preview of SH20 Mt Roskill Extension

23 April 2009

The NZ Transport Agency and Fulton Hogan are holding a community open day for the public to preview the new SH20 Mt Roskill Extension motorway before it opens to traffic.
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Hayr Road Bridge open in both directions

24 October 2008

The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that Hayr Road Bridge in Mt Roskill is now open in both directions.
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Final bridge opens on Mt Roskill Extension

2 October 2008

NZTA acting regional Manager Tommy Parker welcomed the first motorist onto the Hayr Road Bridge after an official ribbon cutting today. The bridge is the last of six bridges crossing the motorway to open on the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project.
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New Hillsborough Road bridge to open

21 December 2007

Transit is set to open the new Hillsborough Road Bridge, marking another step towards final completion of the SH20 Hillsborough Road Interchange - as part of the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project.
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New bridge provides direct crossing over motorway

24 October 2007

Transit opened the first section of the new Dominion Road Bridge which is part of the State Highway 20 Mt Roskill Extension project. It provides a direct link from Dominion Road across the Southwestern Motorway (SH20).
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New bridge provides safe crossing over motorway

30 March 2007

Transit New Zealand held a ribbon cutting today to open the Ernie Pinches pedestrian bridge as part of the State Highway 20 Mt Roskill Extension project.
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New bridge provides safe crossing over motorway

16 February 2007

Transit opened the first new pedestrian bridge on the State Highway 20 Mt Roskill Extension project today, providing a safe and direct link across the Southwestern Motorway for local residents and Mt Roskill students.
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Hillsborough Rd signalised roundabout opens

5 January 2007

As part of the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project, Transit is set to open a new giant signalised roundabout at the Hillsborough Rd/Hugh Watt Drive (SH20) intersection on Monday 8 January. The temporary roundabout will be in place for the next two years, while an overbridge for the new Hillsborough Rd motorway interchange is constructed in the centre.
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Hillsborough Rd closure brings in new phase of motorway extension

20 December 2006

Transit New Zealand advises motorists that, as part of the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project, the Hillsborough Rd/Hugh Watt Drive (SH20) intersection will be closed from Wednesday 27 December 2006 until Sunday 7 January 2007.
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Milestone first structure on SH20 Mt Roskill Extension

15 December 2006

Almost a year and a half after the sod turning celebration for the start of construction on the State Highway 20 Mt Roskill Extension project, Transit is celebrating again as the first major structure - the May Road Bridge - is completed.
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Southwestern Motorway (SH20) Traffic Bulletin

13 December 2006

Transit New Zealand advises motorists that the following closures will take place on the Southwestern Motorway (SH20): 27 December 2006 until 7 January 2007.
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Trucks crossing local roads on Mt Roskill Extension

6 October 2006

Motorists are again being advised to obey traffic signals as Transit New Zealand turns on traffic lights on a number of roads in the Hillsborough Rd area. The signals will allow heavy vehicles to work safely in the area, as part of excavation work starting up on the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project.
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In the Loop

July 2006

Auckland's traffic nightmare - it's in the papers and on the radio almost daily. Transit's new Western Ring Road project aims to alleviate those woes.
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Builders Working Up A Storm

24 May 2006

Construction workers braved heavy down-pours to work on a bridge to boost safety for Mt Roskill students.
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SH20 Mt Roskill Extension - Bridges take shape

10 May 2006

Transit New Zealand’s SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project takes another step forward this week when two key bridges - at Keith Hay Park and May Road - start to take shape.
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Trucks crossing local roads on Mt Roskill Extension

14 December 2005

As part of excavation work taking place on the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project, Transit New Zealand has installed traffic lights on a number of roads in the Hillsborough Rd area to allow heavy vehicles to work in the area.
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Pedestrian access improved on SH20 Mt Roskill Extension

13 December 2005

Transit New Zealand has recently undertaken the installation of signalised pedestrian crossings to help create a safer roading and construction environment on the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project.
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Excavation to begin on SH20 Mt Roskill Extension

28 October 2005

Transit New Zealand is starting excavation work around Hillsborough Road as part of the first stage of the State Highway 20 Mt Roskill Extension project. As a result, heavy vehicles will be operating in the Hillsborough Road area until March next year.
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Transit New Zealand begins construction on SH20 Mt Roskill Extension

30 August 2005

The start of construction on the $169M extension of State Highway 20 through Mt Roskill – a key
link in the Western Ring Route - was celebrated with the turning of the first sod today (Tuesday
30 August).
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Transit signs contract for SH20 Mt Roskill extension project

15 July 2005

Transit New Zealand and contractors Fulton Hogan today signed a contract for the construction of
the $168.9M Mt Roskill Extension of State Highway 20.
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