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Kia ora and welcome to the April 2024 update on the Eastern Busway project.
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Image: Fencible United’s U14 Girls’ team in action at Riverhills Park. Photo: Nigel King.
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Riverhills ParkSustainability and football goals have been kicked in Riverhills Park in East Auckland. The park’s management has worked with the Eastern Busway Alliance and Auckland Council to improve the park with a brand new football pitch. Fencible United’s U14 Girls’ team enjoyed testing it out recently.
The pitch isn’t your average turf – it’s the first of its kind in NZ and uses eco-friendly materials like bio-based fibres, recycled foam, sustainable wood and yarn that is a leftover from the sugar cane industry. The pitch has gone through FIFA testing and is on track to get its FIFA certification soon.
AT is delighted to be building community facilities as part of the Eastern Busway project alongside our alliance partners; Fletcher, ACCIONA, AECOM and Jacobs.
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Image: preparing to build the piles that will support the flyover above Reeves Road. Photo: Mark Barber.
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Our thanks to youA huge thank you to everyone for your patience and bearing with the traffic queues when part of Reeves Road closed last month. The project team has been making adjustments to help ensure travel times for the community are regular again.
We’re working sustainably with trees that have been removed from Reeves Road. The native species will be carved by mana whenua and other species will be mulched and kept on site to support new planting.
The flyover is a significant aspect of the Eastern Busway project and will be a game changer for easing congestion in Pakūranga when it’s complete.
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In the communityThe project team attended the Huntington Park Neighbours’ Day in March and appreciated the chance to chat with locals at the afternoon barbeque. We hosted a community barbeque in Pakūranga’s Palm Ave earlier in the month with a great turnout of nearby residents.
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Construction timelineA summary of the main project activities during the next few years is on the construction timeline.
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Roadwork updates – here’s what’s happeningRoad closures and lane layout changes will be in place during the upcoming school holidays.
- The eastern end of Edgewater Drive will be closed from 15 to 23 April.
- Tiraumea Drive between Dolphin St and Tī Rākau Drive will be closed from 22 to 26 April.
- The lane layout on Tī Rākau Drive will change at night and during weekends until July.
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Thank you for your ongoing support while we build the Eastern Busway and shape a more connected, accessible future for East Auckland.
If you have any questions about this information or would like to talk to the team, please contact us by calling 0800 287 929 or emailing info@easternbusway.nz.
Ngā mihi nui
The Eastern Busway Alliance
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