Project Details

Newmarket Viaduct Upgrade
SH1
Newmarket, Auckland
Purpose: To upgrade the Newmarket Viaduct and to provide additional southbound capacity on the Southern Motorway.

Benefits:

  • Additional (fourth) southbound lane
  • Provision for extra lane northbound
  • Built to modern seismic standards: capable of withstanding a 1 in 2500 year earthquake
  • Enhanced safety and acoustic protection
  • Superior load capacity to accommodate oversized vehicles
  • More appropriate connection with surrounding environment through urban design-integrated approach
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    EstimatedCost: $195M*
    Start Date: 2008
    End Date: 2012
    Location: Newmarket, Auckland
    Other: * Based on Transit New Zealand's 10-year State Highway Plan and Forecast 2006/07 to 2015/16

    Visit the Newmarket Connection sub-site.
    More Information: Gez Johns