Waikato Expressway
The Waikato Expressway is a proposed 94.5 km long four-lane upgrade of State Highway 1 starting just south of Cambridge through to Mercer in the north.
The Waikato Expressway is made up of a number of smaller projects between Cambridge and Mercer.
The following are links to each section of the expressway.
- Mercer to Longswamp (Completed)
- Longswamp to Te Kauwhata four-laning
- Rangiriri Bypass
- Rangiriri to South of Ohinewai (Completed)
- Huntly Bypass (South of Ohinewai to Taupiri)
- Ngaruawahia Bypass (Taupiri to Horotiu)
- Hamilton Bypass (Horotiu to Cambridge)
- Cambridge Bypass
Latest News
Public Information Day for Cambridge BypassThe people of Cambridge will have an opportunity to find out more about the proposed design for the State Highway 1 Cambridge Bypass later this month. More
FAQs
What is the Waikato Expressway? An expressway is in place from the Auckland Motorway termination at the top of the Bombay Hills to Longswamp and from Rangiriri to Ohinewai. More
Why do we need an expressway? The current highway is congested. This increases journey times and leads to frustration and crashes. More
What benefits will this project bring? Typical travelling times will be cut by at least 20 minutes (Cambridge to Mercer) and 10 minutes (Hamilton to Mercer). More
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