20Connect will improve journey reliability along State Highway 20, State Highway 20A and State Highway 20B to provide more choice for people when travelling around southwest Auckland, including to and from the airport.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Auckland International Airport Limited are working to upgrade State Highway 20B to provide better and more reliable travel options with a new shared path and additional priority lanes between Pukaki Creek Bridge and State Highway 20.
We want to thank you for your support for the first weekend closures in November 2020 for the road widening works. The full closures enhanced our effective construction work and helped us on track with the project schedule.
We are now planning the second weekend closure of State Highway 20B (SH20B) to through-traffic between the Tom Pearce/SH20B roundabout and the SH20 Interchange for one weekend in February for the pavement works along Waokauri Creek Bridge and other essential works that cannot take place safely during normal working hours.
Please refer to the maps below for the alternative routes to/from the Auckland Airport.
The weekend closure will take place from:
9pm on Friday 26 February to 5am Monday 1 March.
Manukau Memorial Gardens will remain open, and resident/business access to Campana and Prices Roads will be available from the eastern approach to SH20B.
People on foot and on bikes will be allowed access to SH20B throughout the weekend.
AirportLink bus service will operate business as usual. But bus users may experience a slight delay during this time. Please plan ahead and use the journey planner for up-to-date travel times.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience an more information on the SH20B project and weekly updates on the planned night work, please visit this project page.
Please contact us at sh20b@nzta.govt.nz or 0800 796 796 if you have any queries or concerns about the planned weekend closure.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Auckland International Airport are working to upgrade State Highway 20B to provide better and more reliable travel options with a new shared path and additional priority lanes between Pukaki Creek Bridge and State Highway 20.
Our normal working hours for the SH20B project are between 7am and 5pm from Monday to Saturday. However, due to time lost as a result of Covid-19 and to honour our commitment to timely completion of the project by early next year we are expanding our working hours into the night.
The night works will also ease pressure off the network, minimise disruption during peak hours and offer a safer working environment for construction staff.
The road will remain open to people on foot and people on bikes.
If this work is delayed due to weather or any unexpected road conditions it will roll to the next fine night. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience and will use best industry practices to minimise disruption.
As a live construction site, the speed limit is 50km/h. Please drive with care and watch out for people on foot and on bikes.
For more information, see the weekly timetable below:
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State Highway 20B Status for Night Works (Tom Pearce roundabout to SH20 Interchange) |
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Sunday 28 February |
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Monday 1 – Thursday 4 March |
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Working at night is a win win for Waka Kotahi and its contractors. SH20B, part of the Southern Gateway Programme is a good example, the teams working on the project have been making great progress by fully shutting down the road five nights a week. It minimises disruption on the network, and offers a safer working environment for our team.
Due to the road works on SH20B, expect delays and allow extra time for your journey for those using Bus Route 380. Thank you for your understanding.
20Connect will improve journey reliability along State Highway 20, 20A and 20B and provide more choice when travelling around southwest Auckland, including to and from the airport.
Improvements identified on the state highway network will enhance the public transport system, cater for freight and cyclists and improve access to growth areas adjacent to the state highway.
20Connect is part of a wider programme of works called the Southwest Gateway. This programme is being carried out by the Transport Agency, Auckland Transport and Auckland Airport.
The project will be delivered in stages over the next 20 years.
Stage 1: Early Improvements by 2020/2021:
Stage 2: Long-Term Improvements from 2021:
The 20Connect project will develop a single stage business case to identify ways to address these issues. Potential improvements that will be investigated will include:
We expect the single stage business case to be completed by late 2018.
While we’re busy identifying improvements to deliver in the longer-term, we know there are some issues people are experiencing right now that need to be addressed.
We’ve identified that providing bus priority along SH20B can give immediate benefits to people travelling in this area. These improvements will connect with other early improvements identified with the Airport to Botany Rapid Transit project(external link) and make the most of existing infrastructure and services to improve travel choices and journey experiences. We aim for these to be delivered by 2020/2021.
