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Kia ora, welcome to the No.4 Road bridge project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including latest updates, concept designs, and a timeline of upcoming steps. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.
About the project
A new bridge has been builtto replace the No.4 Road bridge that was washed away during an extreme storm event in January 2023.
The 30m-long, single-lane bridge across the Te Raparapa-ā-hoe stream replaces the temporary Bailey bridge - a portable, pre-fabricated truss bridge hired from New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) - that was put in place following the storm.
What’s happening now? (30 July)
The finishing touches are falling into place - traffic barriers and signs have been installed and the line markings are now in place.
22 July
Over the past week, we installed a reno mattress (a wire mesh structure filled with rocks) under the southern end of the bridge, placed larger rocks in the stream, finished compacting and sealing the road surface on the northern side, and laid the final layer of asphalt on the southern side and bridge deck.
18 July
This Sunday and Monday (July 20 and 21) we'll be doing overnight surfacing works on the bridge, weather dependent.
Sunday, 20 July, 5pm-5am: There will be Stop-Go traffic management in place, with some delays, and No. 5 Road will be used to divert traffic for a period.
Monday, 21 July, 5pm-5am: No. 4 Road will be closed, and traffic will be diverted through Manoeka Road for the night, until the work is completed.
Once the surfacing work is finished, we will be installing the traffic barriers and line marking through the site. Traffic lights will be operating during these works.
Kia ora, welcome to the No.4 Road bridge project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including latest updates, concept designs, and a timeline of upcoming steps. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.
About the project
A new bridge has been builtto replace the No.4 Road bridge that was washed away during an extreme storm event in January 2023.
The 30m-long, single-lane bridge across the Te Raparapa-ā-hoe stream replaces the temporary Bailey bridge - a portable, pre-fabricated truss bridge hired from New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) - that was put in place following the storm.
What’s happening now? (30 July)
The finishing touches are falling into place - traffic barriers and signs have been installed and the line markings are now in place.
22 July
Over the past week, we installed a reno mattress (a wire mesh structure filled with rocks) under the southern end of the bridge, placed larger rocks in the stream, finished compacting and sealing the road surface on the northern side, and laid the final layer of asphalt on the southern side and bridge deck.
18 July
This Sunday and Monday (July 20 and 21) we'll be doing overnight surfacing works on the bridge, weather dependent.
Sunday, 20 July, 5pm-5am: There will be Stop-Go traffic management in place, with some delays, and No. 5 Road will be used to divert traffic for a period.
Monday, 21 July, 5pm-5am: No. 4 Road will be closed, and traffic will be diverted through Manoeka Road for the night, until the work is completed.
Once the surfacing work is finished, we will be installing the traffic barriers and line marking through the site. Traffic lights will be operating during these works.
