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Kia ora, welcome to the Prole Road urbanisation project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including latest updates, and upcoming steps. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.
About the project
We are completing a $23.5 million upgrade of Prole Road, from Ōmokoroa Road to Waipapa River. As a result, Prole Road will be transformed from a rural road to one fit for a future as a busy urban environment.
This upgrade will enable the development of more than 2500 homes on Prole Road, as well as providing safe and functional infrastructure to support the future town centre and schools.
The project includes the reconstruction of 1.7km of road, new shared walking/cycling paths on both sides of the road, on-road cycle lanes for experienced cyclists, safe pedestrian crossings, and six new intersections. Of note, a dual-lane roundabout will be built at the intersection of Prole and Ōmokoroa roads.
Additional infrastructure is also included, such as water and wastewater mains, power, fibre, stormwater, new street lighting and landscaping.
To support the development, Council is also investing in open spaces and walking and cycling connections within Ōmokoroa, including a large open space area at the corner of Prole and Ōmokoroa roads which we envisage will become a wonderful central point for the community.
Funding
The project is part of the bundle of ‘shovel ready’ projects in the $14 million package allocated in the Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP) funding for Ōmokoroa.
Council is funding $16m of the project, with the remaining $7.5 coming from this CIP funding.
Update: 7 April 2025
We're now in the final stages of the Prole Road upgrade project. Over the last two years, we've been working on a 1.7 km stretch of road from Ōmokoroa Road to the Waipapa River, turning the old pavement into a modern, urban-standard road. This includes adding roundabouts, creating shared walking and cycling paths, and developing the Wahi O Waipapa wetland area alongside the river.
What we've achieved so far:
Stormwater system upgrades
Installing ducting to move existing overhead power lines underground
Upgraded water supply with new PE lines
New wastewater line installation
Road widening, pavement reconstruction, and building shared user pathways and kerbing
Swales to manage surface water drainage
Five roundabouts to improve safety and access
Connection to Heartwood Avenue
Development of the Wahi O Waipapa wetlands
What’s coming up: In the next few weeks, we'll be finishing up asphalt work on the roundabout at the Ōmokoroa Road intersection. This will involve some changes to traffic management and a new road layout, so please be extra careful and keep an eye out for any changes.
Heads up: Access to The Garden Day Care and Menz Shed from Ōmokoroa Road will be closed as we prepare to lay asphalt on the north side of the intersection. Please follow the detour via Settler, Sentinel and Heartwood Avenue onto Prole Road.
Kia ora, welcome to the Prole Road urbanisation project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including latest updates, and upcoming steps. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.
About the project
We are completing a $23.5 million upgrade of Prole Road, from Ōmokoroa Road to Waipapa River. As a result, Prole Road will be transformed from a rural road to one fit for a future as a busy urban environment.
This upgrade will enable the development of more than 2500 homes on Prole Road, as well as providing safe and functional infrastructure to support the future town centre and schools.
The project includes the reconstruction of 1.7km of road, new shared walking/cycling paths on both sides of the road, on-road cycle lanes for experienced cyclists, safe pedestrian crossings, and six new intersections. Of note, a dual-lane roundabout will be built at the intersection of Prole and Ōmokoroa roads.
Additional infrastructure is also included, such as water and wastewater mains, power, fibre, stormwater, new street lighting and landscaping.
To support the development, Council is also investing in open spaces and walking and cycling connections within Ōmokoroa, including a large open space area at the corner of Prole and Ōmokoroa roads which we envisage will become a wonderful central point for the community.
Funding
The project is part of the bundle of ‘shovel ready’ projects in the $14 million package allocated in the Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP) funding for Ōmokoroa.
Council is funding $16m of the project, with the remaining $7.5 coming from this CIP funding.
Update: 7 April 2025
We're now in the final stages of the Prole Road upgrade project. Over the last two years, we've been working on a 1.7 km stretch of road from Ōmokoroa Road to the Waipapa River, turning the old pavement into a modern, urban-standard road. This includes adding roundabouts, creating shared walking and cycling paths, and developing the Wahi O Waipapa wetland area alongside the river.
What we've achieved so far:
Stormwater system upgrades
Installing ducting to move existing overhead power lines underground
Upgraded water supply with new PE lines
New wastewater line installation
Road widening, pavement reconstruction, and building shared user pathways and kerbing
Swales to manage surface water drainage
Five roundabouts to improve safety and access
Connection to Heartwood Avenue
Development of the Wahi O Waipapa wetlands
What’s coming up: In the next few weeks, we'll be finishing up asphalt work on the roundabout at the Ōmokoroa Road intersection. This will involve some changes to traffic management and a new road layout, so please be extra careful and keep an eye out for any changes.
Heads up: Access to The Garden Day Care and Menz Shed from Ōmokoroa Road will be closed as we prepare to lay asphalt on the north side of the intersection. Please follow the detour via Settler, Sentinel and Heartwood Avenue onto Prole Road.
