Ngauranga Interchange

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Ngauranga Interchange
Location
Ngauranga, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates:	41°14′49″S 174°48′52″E / 41.247063°S 174.814517°E / -41.247063; 174.814517Coordinates: 41°14′49″S 174°48′52″E / 41.247063°S 174.814517°E / -41.247063; 174.814517
Roads at junction:	SH 1 (Centennial Highway) SH 1 (Wellington Urban Motorway) SH 2 (Hutt Road) Hutt Road
Construction
Type:	Modified semi-directional T interchange
Constructed:	1969, 1984
Opened:	1984 (1984)
Maintained by:	New Zealand Transport Agency

The Ngauranga Interchange is a major interchange in the suburb of Ngauranga, in Wellington City, New Zealand. The Ngauranga interchange connects State Highways 1 and 2 with each other, and also allows traffic to connect to Hutt Road, for access to the interisland ferry terminals. The majority of traffic in and out of Wellington City use this interchange.

It is the southern terminus of State Highway 2.

Design

Southbound traffic on both State Highways 1 and 2 connect directly to the Wellington Urban Motorway. Traffic connecting to Hutt Road or the other highway northbound (i.e. SH1 south to SH2 north, and SH2 south to SH1 north) exit their respective highways, and meet with Hutt Road and each other at traffic lights below the interchange.

Northbound traffic on both SH1 Wellington Urban Motorway and Hutt Road have the choice of going onto SH1 north or SH2 north. Hutt Road traffic either proceed straight (for SH1) or turn right (for SH2) at the aforementioned traffic lights below the interchange. Wellington Urban Motorway traffic either proceed straight (for SH2) or exit (for SH1) at the interchange.

There is no connection between Hutt Road and the Wellington Urban Motorway.

History

Before the construction of the Wellington Urban Motorway, the interchange composed of a single set of traffic lights between Hutt Road (SH2) and Centennial Drive (SH1).

On opening of the Wellington Urban Motorway in 1969, the interchange was modified to a fork. Traffic from SH2 could exit for Hutt Road and SH1, or could proceed straight for the motorway. Traffic from SH1 stopped at the traffic lights, and could turn right for Hutt Road and Wellington, or turn left for the SH2 and the Hutt Valley. SH1 traffic could not access the motorway.

In 1984, two new ramps opened, allowing traffic from SH1 to access the motorway. This is how the exchange is today.

v t e List of motorways and expressways in New Zealand

Auckland	Northern Motorway Northwestern Motorway Southern Motorway Southwestern Motorway Upper Harbour Motorway

Wellington	Johnsonville–Porirua Motorway Wellington Urban Motorway Hutt Valley Expressway

Rest of North Island	Waikato Expressway Hawkes Bay Expressway Pyes Pa - Mount Maunganui Expressway

South Island	Christchurch Northern Motorway Christchurch Southern Motorway Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway Dunedin-Waitati Highway Dunedin Southern Motorway

Past motorways/expressways	Wanganui Metropolitan Motorway Dunedin Northern Motorway

Future motorways/expressways	Wellsford to Puhoi Motorway Penlink Second Harbour Crossing Waterview Connection Transmission Gully Motorway Kapiti Expressway Tauranga Eastern Motorway Christchurch Southern Motorway (Stage 2)

Major infrastructure	Northern Gateway Toll Road Upper Harbour Bridge Northern Busway, Auckland Auckland Harbour Bridge Victoria Park Tunnel and Viaduct Central Motorway Junction Newmarket Viaduct Mangere Bridge Tauranga Harbour Bridge Ngauranga Interchange Terrace Motorway Tunnel Lyttelton Road Tunnel

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