Mercer to Longswamp

Summary: This section of the Waikato Expressway was completed in July 2006.
Length: 12km
Cost: $82 million
Status: Completed.
Route details:

Follows current SH1 route
Eliminates Meremere crash blackspot
Southbound lanes split from northbound at Mercer, travel east to rejoin at Whangamarino Bridge
Relocation of 1km of main trunk railway
Construction of 160m-long bridge over Whangamarino River and railway
Minimises impacts on Waikato River and Whangamarino Stream
Includes major interchanges at Mercer and Hampton Downs Road