The SH22 upgrade project will connect people to the planned Ngākōroa Railway Station and Drury West housing development areas.
South Auckland is growing fast, with an additional 120,000 people expected to make it their home during the next 30 years.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), Mana Whenua, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail are working together to plan and deliver road and rail improvements in South Auckland to support this future growth. In Drury, we are getting on with preparation to upgrade part of State Highway 22 (SH22).
The SH22 upgrade project will cover a 2km section of SH22 between its intersections with Jesmond Road and Mercer Street. The proposed improvements will provide access to the new Ngākōroa Railway Station and improve access to new housing developments in the Drury West area.
To view design plans for the project in more detail, visit the Design plans page
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SH22 upgrade indicative project timeline
* subject to consent approval and procurement.
For practical reasons, construction of the project will be staged and begin with an interim upgrade and signalisation of the SH22/Jesmond Road intersection, including a fourth leg at the intersection opposite Jesmond Road. This leg will be the connection point for the new access road into the planned Ngākōroa station; both being built by KiwiRail. This staged approach will ensure that a safe connection point for the station access road is ready before the station becomes operational, expected in 2027.
Subject to consent approval and the successful procurement of a contractor, the interim upgrade at the SH22/Jesmond Road intersection will begin in late 2025 and take around 6 months to complete.
Construction of the wider project will begin later after additional land required for the project has been purchased and full funding for construction has been confirmed. Once underway, it is expected that construction of the full project will take 2-3 years to complete.
