Owairaka and Wesley water upgrades

New water upgrades are required to cater for development in Owairaka and Wesley areas.

Why is the project needed?

We are undertaking upgrades to the water network to cater for current and future development and population growth in the area. The project involves the construction of approximately 4,200 metres of new watermain with sections ranging from 200mm to 500mm in diameter, A new bulk supply point will also be constructed as part of the project. It enable 7,200 new dwellings proposed by Kāinga Ora, plus 770 infill dwellings within the Wesley neighbourhood.

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The project will take place in two stages

Stage 1

Completed sections of work

Construction of a new bulk supply point chamber in the road near 2 La Veta Avenue and a pipeline connecting to an existing bulk supply point chamber on Richardson Road was completed in May 2022.

Stage 2

The works involve construction of a new pipeline from the Owairaka reservoir along La Veta Avenue and Richardson Road into the Wesley area.

The early works package started in mid to late November 2023 when we began laying the watermain on O’Donnell Avenue (the Richardson Road end). We have completed works on O’Donnell Avenue and are currently working on Parkinson Avenue. We still have works on Farrelly Avenue and Denize Road to complete. We estimate this early works package will take approximately nine months to complete

The main works will commence mid-2024 and include works along Richardson Road, upper La Veta Avenue, O’Donnell Avenue, Denny Avenue, May Road and Memorial Avenue in Mt Roskill. The approximate duration for these works is 18 months.

Farrelly Avenue works from Monday 22 April

Our crew is working on Farrelly Avenue between Parkinson Avenue and Denize Avenue. As this section of road is very narrow, a full road closure is in place to allow sufficient space for safe working conditions. The traffic management set-up (as shown on the map) will remain in place even during the evenings. These works will take approximately six weeks. After this section is complete, the crew will move towards Denize Road and Stoddard Road. This will be the finishing point for this section of works.

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How will this affect you?

Working hours will be 7am-6pm Monday to Saturday. Saturday will only be used if necessary.
Traffic management will be present throughout the duration of the project. This will consist of a complete road closure during working hours with resident access after working hours.
Outside work hours (6pm-7am) the work site will be left in a safe but accessible condition for residents to access their properties. Residents within the work area may be impacted, but they will be notified directly. 
Please allow extra travel time as there will be times when machinery will need to move to allow vehicles to pass.
Street parking within the work zone will be restricted, so please park within your property where possible.
Pedestrian access will be maintained. There may be times when foot traffic is detoured to keep everyone safe.
Construction works will create noise, vibration, and dust. We will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum and will be working in accordance with the levels approved by Auckland Council.

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