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Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 completion – March 2021
A Rolleston point of view – how the community is benefitting from the new motorway.
Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 flyover - December 2020
The latest flyover is showing all parts of the Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 now open to traffic, with just the final surfacing to be completed over the next few months.
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Shared path and connections - October 2020
The new shared paths and connections built as part of the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 Project are ready to roll! Hear what Cantabrians have to say.
Springs Road Bridge now open – February 2020
This highlight flyover shows two lanes of traffic are now travelling in both directions on the Springs Road Bridge. Pedestrians and cyclists will also travel on the new bridge. The temporary road southbound lane will be removed and construction will continue under the bridge.
Halswell Junction Road Bridge now open – February 2020
Another milestone is reached – this highlight flyover shows two lanes of traffic are now travelling in both directions on the Halswell Junction Road Bridge. Pedestrians and cyclists will also travel on the new bridge.
Weedons Interchange now open – January 2020
A milestone for the CSM2 project is reached – the Weedons Interchange is now fully operational. This highlight from the latest drone flyover shows the southbound off-ramp is providing full access to and from Weedons Road and Weedons Ross Road.
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Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 flyover - December 2020
The latest flyover is showing all parts of the Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 now open to traffic, with just the final surfacing to be completed over the next few months.
Final section of southbound lanes open – September 2020
The latest drone footage shows traffic now travelling on both the citybound and southbound bound lanes of the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) between the first stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway and Rolleston. The Shands Road Interchange is now fully operational with both on and off ramps open. Work continues on a new roundabout at Waterholes/Main South Road intersection and finishing connections with local roads.
Shared path open – July 2020
The latest drone footage shows the shared path for pedestrians and cyclists is now open, linking users from the city with the Little River Rail Trail. The path runs alongside the CSM2 southbound lanes, travelling under the Springs Road and Halswell Junction Road bridges, between the Owaka Subway and Marshs Road.
Works continue on the southbound main alignment between Shands Road and Halswell Junction Road interchange, including the installation of centre medians, landscaping, a roundabout at Waterholes/Main South Road intersection and finishing connections with local roads.
Parts of this video are fast motion so vehicles appear to be traveling faster than they actually are. Please keep to the signposted speed limits to protect the new motorway pavement through winter.
Citybound lane open – June 2020
The latest drone footage shows traffic is now switched onto a single citybound lane – from the Main South Road Y-Junction through to the first stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway. The citybound on and off-ramps at the Shands Road Interchange and the on-ramp at the Halswell Junction Road Interchange have also opened. Robinsons Road Overpass is complete – Robinsons Road now passes under Main South Road to remain connected with Curraghs Road.
Work continues on the southbound main alignment between Springs Road and the Halswell Junction Road interchange, including the installation of centre medians, a roundabout at Waterholes/Main South Road intersection and finishing connections with local roads.
Citybound lane now open – June 2020
One lane of a new section of highway in the CSM2 project, opened in stages to citybound traffic at Queen’s Birthday weekend. This drone flyover shows traffic on the two newly opened citybound on-ramps.
June 2020
One lane of a new section of highway in the CSM2 project, opened in stages to citybound traffic at Queen’s Birthday weekend. This drone flyover shows traffic on the two newly opened citybound on-ramps.
May 2020
Following the recommencement of works post COVID-19 lockdown, the CSM2 project team have made the most of the dry weather to progress many areas of the project, in particular the Main South Road Y-Junction, the Robinsons Road Overpass, local road connections and the main alignment between the Springs Road and Halswell Junction Road interchange.
February 2020
Two lanes of traffic are now traveling on both the Halswell Junction Road and Springs Road bridges. Traffic continues to switch between the new lanes on Main South Road (SH1) to accommodate construction work and work on the road underneath the Robinsons Road Overpass is about to start.
January 2020
Northbound traffic has been shifted onto the Springs Road bridge as well as eastbound traffic onto the new Halswell Junction Road bridge. The Weedons Interchange is fully operational, – providing access to and from Weedons Ross Road and Weedons Road, while allowing Main South Road to remain free flowing. Since filming this flyover, Main South Road (SH1) traffic has switched onto the new southbound lanes and access to Berketts Road from Main South Road has opened.
November 2019
The last drone flyover for 2019 from the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows the construction and sealing of the new southbound lanes, ahead of a traffic switch in the new year and the opening of the new left in/left out at Berketts Road. The off-ramp at the Weedons Interchange will also open early 2020.
Sealing work on top of Springs Road has also progressed with one lane of traffic scheduled to be transferred onto the bridge in the next month.
October 2019
The latest footage from the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows all beams now in place at the Robinsons Road overpass and the construction of the new road underway. Large amounts of the main alignment have now been sealed.
Construction of the new southbound lanes on (SH1) Main South Road, the new left in/left out at Berketts Road and the Weedons Interchange off-ramp continue to progress well and are scheduled to open this year.
September 2019
The latest footage from the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows both lanes of traffic now travelling on the new Shands Road bridge. Work will continue under the bridge and the temporary road will be removed.
All beams are now in place at the Robinsons Road Overpass and construction continues to progress well. Construction of the new southbound lanes on (SH1) Main South continues.
August 2019
Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows traffic using the new Weedons Road bridge and southbound traffic now travelling across the Shands Road bridge. Two great milestones achieved for the project during July 2019.
The Robinsons Road Overpass continues to progress well and vast amounts of landscaping is currently being undertaken along the alignment. Construction of the new southbound lanes on (SH1) Main South continues.
June 2019
The latest drone footage from the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows progress with the two interchanges at Weedons Road and Shands Road gearing up to take traffic over both bridges.
The excavation in the middle of the old Main South Road for the Robinsons Road Overpass is progressing well along with construction of the new southbound SH1 lanes. The temporary road at Waterholes Road has been removed. Blakes Road has now become two formed cul-de-sacs as the alignment cuts through to continue heading east towards Shands Road. At the Halswell Junction Road end of the project, the bridge looks in solid form with embankments beginning to be landscaped and kerbing occupying majority of the south approach.
April 2019
Progress in the latest drone footage from the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project shows the new Waterholes Road and Main South Road bridges taking traffic.
This footage shows how the CSM2 project team have recently moved SH1 traffic onto another temporary road, which allowed for a large size excavation in the middle of the old Main South Road to take place and make way for construction of the Robinsons Road Overpass. At the Halswell Junction Road end of the project, the Owaka subway extension has been completed and opened in March. The latest bridge on the project at Springs Road now has all beams in place.
February 2019
There has been some good progress made on the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project. The video shows excellent footage of the various new bridges, including Waterholes Road Bridge, Trents Road Bridge and the Weedons Road Bridge.
Please note that in order for the project team to continue the construction of the Weedons Interchange, Weedons Road will be closed at the SHI (Main South Road) intersection for approximately six weeks from 19 February 2019. Once this work is complete, the new south bound on-ramp will open to provide access from Weedons Road to SH1.
December 2018
The Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project is in its third year of construction. The remaining 58-tonne bridge beams at the Weedons Interchange have been installed. A temporary road at Springs Road was opened making way for the pass construction to commence. Traffic management around the Shands/Marshs interchange will continue to change as phases of the interchange construction are completed. Please adhere to the signage, speed limits and keep yourself and the workers safe.
October 2018
The Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 (CSM2) project is gearing up for the most important construction season yet. A welcoming sight early November was the switch of traffic on Main South Road (SH1) onto the new northbound lanes, between Hoskyns Road and Robinsons Road. This switch allows construction of the southbound lanes to commence. The remaining beams at the Weedons Interchange can now be installed and the southbound roundabout and off-ramp constructed. A new temporary road has also opened on Springs Road.
Extensive earthworks, utility relocations and drainage across the entire 14.5km CSM2 alignment have made way for all aspects of the project to take form.
August 2018
Throughout the project we are installing pavement and street lighting. Work at Shands Road interchange has also progressed well over winter. There has been considerable work at the Halswell Junction Road end of the project with traffic now travelling on the temporary diversion road, embankments formed, and 16 piers installed for the interchange.
April 2018
All major components of the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 are currently under construction.
Half of the beams for the bridge at the Weedons Interchange are in place. Structures at Trents Road and Waterholes are nearing completion and await sealing. Utility works at the Springs Road end of the project are underway to allow the earth moving crews to come in and start constructing embankments.
Main South Road is a hive of activity. Construction of the southbound lanes will commence in June 2018 and traffic will be diverted onto a temporary diversion road during the construction of the Robinsons Road underpass.
February 2018
Work on the Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 (CSM2) is progressing well, with three of the project’s eight bridges almost complete, three new local roads open to traffic and thousands of cubic meters worth of earth and other material moved to make way for the new motorway.
December 2017
Work on the Christchurch Southern Motorway – Stage 2 (CSM2) is progressing well, with two of the project’s eight bridges almost complete, two new local roads open to traffic and thousands of cubic meters worth of earth and other material moved to make way for the new motorway.
