Roading in Northland
There’s been quite a bit of discussion in the last week about roads in Northland following storm damage that saw part of State Highway 1 closed due to large washout. The severity of the slip saw traffic diverted on lengthy detours on roads clearly not designed to handle more than a handful of cars per day.…
17 Comments Puhoi Warkworth Hearing Finishes Today
This is the seventh in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry.
The Board of Inquiry Hearing into the Puhoi Warkworth toll road was meant to finish last week, however NZTA are giving their closing submission today (Thursday 5th June) at Courtroom 2.01, Level 2 Chorus Building, 42 Federal St, from 10am.…
A Better Alternative for Puhoi to Warkworth (And How to Save Half a Billion Dollars)
This is the sixth in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is over at bettertransport.org.nz
In this post we take a look at what alternatives to the NZ Transport Agency’s $760m Puhoi to North Warkworth toll road have been considered.…
No Economic Rationale for $760m Warkworth Toll Road
This is the fifth in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is over at bettertransport.org.nz
In this post we look at the economic justification for the Puhoi to North Warkworth Toll Road (PNWTR).…
Mahurangi Matters on the Puhoi Warkworth Board of Inquiry
To date there has been limited media coverage on the Puhoi Warkworth Board of Inquiry.
Fortunately Karyn Scherer, from the local Warkworth newspaper Mahurangi Matters, is one of the few reporters attending the BoI. She writes in her opinion piece:
As someone who lives not too far north of where the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is likely to terminate (or originate), I should be eagerly awaiting its completion. …
Low Traffic Forecast For Costly Warkworth Toll Road
This is the fourth in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is over at bettertransport.org.nz
Previously I pointed out that the NZTA produced Traffic Assessment Report for the Puhoi to North Warkworth Toll Road (PNWTR) is not realistic in a number of areas: Traffic growth assumptions for the corridor aren’t based on current trends
Growth assumptions for Warkworth aren’t based on the Warkworth Structure Plan
The forecast number of trips “further north” is overstated
No growth has been assumed for Matakana
No toll tariff assumed for the new $760m toll road It is very hard to appreciate the significant combined effect of these erroneous assumptions, so I’ve modelled the outcome in this table:
The more realistic input assumptions mean the result is 56% less traffic on the toll road, and 50% more on the existing SH1 than NZTA’s forecast.…
NZTA Predict No Growth For Matakana
This is the third in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is over at bettertransport.org.nz
Previously I pointed out that the NZTA produced Traffic Assessment Report hasn’t factored in a toll for the Puhoi to North Warkworth Toll Road (PNWTR), thus overstating expected volumes on the proposed route.…
NZTA’s Traffic Assessment for Puhoi to Warkworth
This is the first in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation can be found over at bettertransport.org.nz
In this post we take a closer look at the Transportation and Traffic Assessment Report which the NZTA have supplied in support of their application for a $760m toll road from Puhoi to north Warkworth.…
Hill Street Blues
We’ve discussed Warkworth’s notorious Hill St intersection previously, but it seems timely to revisit again with the Board of Inquiry underway on the Puhoi – Warkworth toll road and NZTA’s recent press release on the subject:
The NZ Transport Agency says its priority to improve traffic flows in the Warkworth area is to first construct a new highway between Puhoi and Warkworth before it upgrades the community’s Hill Street intersection.…
Photo of the day – Alpurt
A few questions:
Does this motorway really need to be extended all the way to Warkworth?
Does anyone ever drive at the speed limit on this stretch of motorway? Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
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