No. 4 Road bridge

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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 is being built to 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 will replace 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.

The new bridge is being built downstream of the Bailey bridge, which will remain in place until the new bridge is completed.

The bridge is expected to be operational towards the end of May 2025.

* For those wanting to cool off in the river, our contractors have created access to a swimming spot downstream of the Bailey bridge. We know people like to jump into the river from the Bailey bridge, but this isn't safe while works are taking place. So, please swim downstream for the time being.


What’s happening now? (29 April)

There's been a change of plans for this week's scheduled works.

Tomorrow we will be connecting the two manholes on the northern side of the bridge, which means there will be no access for trucks and trailers on Wednesday 30 April. We have chosen to do this tomorrow because the weather is looking bad for kiwifruit picking. No. 4 Road will remain open to light vehicles and trucks, including the school bus, under Stop/Go from 7am to 5pm.

Installation of the southern wing walls has moved to Thursday. No. 5 Road will be closed from 7am to 5pm on Thursday 1 May while this work takes place. During this time, No. 5 Road residents will need to use the alternative route through Manoeka. This work will not impact traffic on No. 4 Road, which will remain open.

28 April

Recent progress includes installing the flat grate manhole, dish channel subsoil drain and northern abutment wing walls. Overhanging tress along No. 5 Road have also been cleared and preparations are underway for installing the southern wing wall.

*A reminder No. 5 Road will be closed on Wednesday 30 April, from 7am-5pm, so we can install the southern wing walls. During this time, No. 5 Road residents will need to use the alternative route through Manoeka. This work will not impact traffic on No. 4 Road, which will remain open.



23 April - 30 May

Over the coming week we'll be installing drainage pipes and wing walls. To get this work done safely and efficiently, we'll need to manage traffic with Stop/Go operations and temporarily close No. 5 Road on Wednesday 30 April. You can see the full schedule below:

Wednesday 23 April (night works)

Road affected: No. 4 Road

Reason: Installation of drainage pipes along the embankment.

Stop/Go hours: 6pm - 5am

Work will start at 6pm. We need to start at this time to complete the work in one shift. We will work around getting truck and trailers through the site after this time.

Thursday 24 April (day works)

Road affected: No. 4 Road

Reason: Installation of northern wing walls

Stop/Go hours: 7am - 5pm

We will have a small crane set up on the northern side of the site from 6.30am. The units will be delivered at 7am, unloaded and the truck will leave the site. The crane will be placing the units for the rest of the day, but will not block any truck movements.

Wednesday 30 April (day works)

Road affected: No. 5 Road

Reason: Installation of southern wing walls

Road closure hours: 7am - 5pm

We will have a Hiab set up on No. 5 Road from 6.30am, and will be placing units during the day. During this time, No. 5 Road residents will need to use the alternative route through Manoeka. This work will not impact traffic on No. 4 Road, which will remain open.

Coming up, we will also need to install pipes to connect two manholes across the road. This needs to be done in one shift, but we are waiting for a suitable time to do this, to minimise the impact on truck movements. We'll let you know when we have a date for this work.

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 is being built to 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 will replace 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.

The new bridge is being built downstream of the Bailey bridge, which will remain in place until the new bridge is completed.

The bridge is expected to be operational towards the end of May 2025.

* For those wanting to cool off in the river, our contractors have created access to a swimming spot downstream of the Bailey bridge. We know people like to jump into the river from the Bailey bridge, but this isn't safe while works are taking place. So, please swim downstream for the time being.


What’s happening now? (29 April)

There's been a change of plans for this week's scheduled works.

Tomorrow we will be connecting the two manholes on the northern side of the bridge, which means there will be no access for trucks and trailers on Wednesday 30 April. We have chosen to do this tomorrow because the weather is looking bad for kiwifruit picking. No. 4 Road will remain open to light vehicles and trucks, including the school bus, under Stop/Go from 7am to 5pm.

Installation of the southern wing walls has moved to Thursday. No. 5 Road will be closed from 7am to 5pm on Thursday 1 May while this work takes place. During this time, No. 5 Road residents will need to use the alternative route through Manoeka. This work will not impact traffic on No. 4 Road, which will remain open.

28 April

Recent progress includes installing the flat grate manhole, dish channel subsoil drain and northern abutment wing walls. Overhanging tress along No. 5 Road have also been cleared and preparations are underway for installing the southern wing wall.

*A reminder No. 5 Road will be closed on Wednesday 30 April, from 7am-5pm, so we can install the southern wing walls. During this time, No. 5 Road residents will need to use the alternative route through Manoeka. This work will not impact traffic on No. 4 Road, which will remain open.



23 April - 30 May

Over the coming week we'll be installing drainage pipes and wing walls. To get this work done safely and efficiently, we'll need to manage traffic with Stop/Go operations and temporarily close No. 5 Road on Wednesday 30 April. You can see the full schedule below:

Wednesday 23 April (night works)

Road affected: No. 4 Road

Reason: Installation of drainage pipes along the embankment.

Stop/Go hours: 6pm - 5am

Work will start at 6pm. We need to start at this time to complete the work in one shift. We will work around getting truck and trailers through the site after this time.

Thursday 24 April (day works)

Road affected: No. 4 Road

Reason: Installation of northern wing walls

Stop/Go hours: 7am - 5pm

We will have a small crane set up on the northern side of the site from 6.30am. The units will be delivered at 7am, unloaded and the truck will leave the site. The crane will be placing the units for the rest of the day, but will not block any truck movements.

Wednesday 30 April (day works)

Road affected: No. 5 Road

Reason: Installation of southern wing walls

Road closure hours: 7am - 5pm

We will have a Hiab set up on No. 5 Road from 6.30am, and will be placing units during the day. During this time, No. 5 Road residents will need to use the alternative route through Manoeka. This work will not impact traffic on No. 4 Road, which will remain open.

Coming up, we will also need to install pipes to connect two manholes across the road. This needs to be done in one shift, but we are waiting for a suitable time to do this, to minimise the impact on truck movements. We'll let you know when we have a date for this work.