Service status

(postponed from Monday 11 November)
As part of the Ōtaki wastewater upgrade, the western section of Riverbank Road near Aotaki Street will close on Wednesday 13 November for the installation of a manhole within the road corridor. The work is scheduled to take up to four weeks. During the closure, please use Rangiuru Road or Tasman Road to get to and from Ōtaki Beach. Thank you for your patience while this work is underway.

Map showing the detours that will be in place while Riverbank Road will be closed. See larger image [PNG 253 KB].

Map showing the Ōtaki Wastewater upgrade that's being installed on Riverbank Road. See larger image. [PNG 429 KB] 

Period of proposed closure: 

Monday 23 December from Midday to 8:30pm 

During the proposed periods of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the road: 

There will be a detour in place around Walton Avenue, on to Te Moana Road.

(7:00am to 6.00pm Monday to Saturday)

We’re about to start installing a 155 metre section of fire water main pipe along Mill Road from Hariata Street to just east of the old State highway 1 roundabout, and along Anzac Road. The Ōtaki Fire Main Pipeline will improve water supply for fire fighting and enhance the network’s resilience.

The pipe will be laid within the road using open excavation methodology, ie, by digging a trench. This means you’ll see diggers, trucks and construction equipment on Anzac Road and Mill Road during the works. Traffic management will be in place and detours might be necessary at times.

When the pipe installation is finished, we’ll need to shut down the water supply in some areas to connect the new pipe into the existing network. We’ll let affected people know before any water shutdown.

See Ōtaki Gorge Road slip for more information.

We're installing a new drain on Main Road near Mahara Place, Waikanae that will impact use of the footpath. There'll still be pedestrian access to shops in the area. This will mitigate surface flooding issues and improve the footpath. Our contractors are progressing with almost 70 metres of new pipe and two sumps between 40 and 48 Main Road. Once completed, the surface will include a heelsafe grate to improve public safety

Council contractors are laying pipe for the final stage of a new fire loop main system along:

• 600 metres of the eastern end of Riverbank Road, then
• 840 metres north along the Old State Highway 1
• a short section of Waerenga Road, then
• 550 metres north along Dunstan Road.  

Traffic management will be in place near the work sites as it moves along its route. The contractors will engage with residents and business operators who might be impacted along the route.  

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We're carrying out roadworks on Marine Parade during the day, TBC. Traffic will be under stop/go management; thank you for your patience and understanding while we carry out this work. 

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There's been a slip on Mangaone South Road, near 450 Mangaone South Road, that has damaged the road. Here's what you need to know:

• The road is down to one very narrow lane – unless you're a resident please avoid Mangaone South Road.
• Geo-technical experts are heading to assess what's happening under the road and we'll know more about the extent of the damage ahead of Sat 2 November. Fixing it will take some time.
• This affects access to the Mangaone Walkway. If you're planning to do this popular walk in the next few days, please only use Mangaone North Road to get there.

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