Resurfacing on Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway
27 March 2019
The
NZ Transport Agency will begin
repair work on 15.8 kilometres of the
Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP)
Expressway.
NZTA Acting Senior Manager Project Delivery Karen Boyt says that
following the opening of the
expressway in February 2017, it became
apparent that the road wasn’t performing as well as expected.
“Extensive investigations into issues on the expressway have confirmed
the need to carry out repairs of the left lanes in both directions,” Ms
Boyt says.
“We identified that
water has been penetrating the road
pavement,
resulting in a discolouration of the
road surface and changes to its
texture.
“To address this, we repaired 8.9 kilometres of the expressway
throughout 2018 and having now confirmed that the issue extends along
the majority of the north and south bound left lanes, we will start work
to repair a further 15.8 kilometres next week. This work is expected to
take approximately six months to complete.
“Repair works involve removing approximately 180mm of the existing
pavement layer and replacing it with
asphalt,” Ms Boyt says.
“This work is weather dependent, so our timeline of approximately six
months to complete repairs allows for some delays due to poor weather
conditions.”
“We recognise that this is an inconvenience to road users and our
stakeholders, and we will be working hard to keep people informed and to
minimise impacts as much as possible.”
Ms Boyt says a further four kilometres of road at the northern end of
the expressway has performed well and does not require repairs.
The Transport Agency continues to investigate and monitor the
performance of the surfacing on the right lanes of the expressway.
Investigations to date have not presented any significant issues.
For more information about the M2PP Expressway, visit
www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/wellington-northern-corridor/mackays-to-peka-peka/
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