First stage of East-West Link underway
Neilson Street
Work has started on the East-West Link roading project - one of the Government’s top priorities in Auckland.
Stage one: Onehunga improvements
Stage one is underway in Onehunga and is scheduled to finish in early 2017. This stage is funded by the National Land Transport Fund ($9 million) and Auckland Transport ($6 million).
Stage one features:
- Widening the Southwestern Motorway to four lanes in each direction between Neilson Street and Queenstown Road.
- Adding dedicated bus shoulder lanes on State Highway 20 from Rimu Road to Walmsley Road.
- Increasing existing lanes to four (currently two) on Neilson Street between Alfred Street and Angle Street.
- Building a new timber boardwalk and footpath linking to the existing Waikaraka Park walkway.
- Removing the Neilson Street rail bridge and replacing it with a new, lowered road.
View the changes on a map (PDF)
East-West Link project
Work is also progressing on the broader East-West Link project which is in the planning and consenting phase.
Once complete, the East West Link will provide a seamless link between the South-Western Motorway (SH20) and the Southern Motorway (SH1). It will also tackle congestion and provide more reliable travel times in and out of the Onehunga-Penrose industrial area, and between the eastern suburbs and the airport.
Find out more about the East-West Link project on the NZTA website.