Kapiti Expressway

Kapiti Expressway
State Highway 1
Route information
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency
Length: 33 km (21 mi)
History: Under construction
Major junctions
North end: SH 1 north of Otaki
South end: SH 1 at Mackays Crossing, north of Paekakariki
Location
Primary
destinations:
Peka Peka, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati
Highway system

The Kapiti Expressway is an under-construction four-lane grade-separated expressway through the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, New Zealand. When completed, it will stretch 33 km (21 mi) from Mackays Crossing north of Paekakariki to just north of Otaki on the Kapiti Coast, bypassing the existing two-lane State Highway 1 through Raumati, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Otaki.

The section from Mackays Crossing to south of Raumati was completed in 2007 with the grade separation of the Mackays rail level crossing. Work on the Raumati to Peka Peka section started in December 2013,[1] and is expected to be completed by mid-2017. The Peka Peka to Otaki section has received resource consent.

Exit list

Location km Destination(s) Notes
Otaki SH 1 north – Levin, Palmerston North, Taupo Stage 2 northern terminus
Main Highway – Otaki Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Otaki River
Otaki Gorge Road – Otaki Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Peka Peka Peka Peka Road – Peka Peka, Waikanae Southbound exit and northbound entrance; stage 1 northern terminus
40°50′26″S 175°05′12″E / 40.8406°S 175.0868°E
Waikanae Te Moana Road – Waikanae, Waikanae Beach 40°52′04″S 175°02′01″E / 40.8677°S 175.0335°E
Waikanae River 40°52′40″S 175°01′40″E / 40.8777°S 175.0279°E
Paraparaumu Kapiti Road – Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach 40°54′30″S 174°59′59″E / 40.9084°S 174.9997°E
Raumati Poplar Avenue – Raumati, Paraparaumu Northbound exit and southbound entrance
40°56′23″S 174°59′35″E / 40.9398°S 174.9931°E
Currently terminates south of Poplar Avenue
Mackays Crossing 1030.3 Whareroa Road – Queen Elizabeth Park 40°58′15″S 174°58′59″E / 40.9709°S 174.9830°E
SH 1 south – Paekakariki, Porirua, Wellington Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

References

  1. "Work starts on MacKays to Peka Peka expressway". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

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