Kapiti Expressway
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| State Highway 1 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency | |
| Length: | 33 km (21 mi) |
| History: | Under construction |
| Major junctions | |
| North end: |
 SH 1 north of Otaki |
| South end: |
SH 1 at Mackays Crossing, north of Paekakariki |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: | Peka Peka, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati |
| Highway system | |
The Kapiti Expressway is an under-construction four-lane grade-separated expressway through the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, New Zealand. When completed, it will stretch 33 km (21 mi) from Mackays Crossing north of Paekakariki to just north of Otaki on the Kapiti Coast, bypassing the existing two-lane State Highway 1 through Raumati, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Otaki.
The section from Mackays Crossing to south of Raumati was completed in 2007 with the grade separation of the Mackays rail level crossing. Work on the Raumati to Peka Peka section started in December 2013,[1] and is expected to be completed by mid-2017, although as of October 2016 construction is running ahead of schedule.[2] The Peka Peka to Otaki section will start construction in mid-2017 and will finish in 2020.
Exit list
| Location | km | Destination(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otaki | SH 1 north – Levin, Palmerston North, Taupo |
Stage 2 northern terminus | |
| Main Highway – Otaki | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Otaki River | |||
| Otaki Gorge Road – Otaki | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| Peka Peka | 1012.0 | Peka Peka Road – Peka Peka, Waikanae | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; stage 1 northern terminus 40°50′26″S 175°05′12″E / 40.8406°S 175.0868°E |
| Waikanae | Te Moana Road – Waikanae, Waikanae Beach | 40°52′04″S 175°02′01″E / 40.8677°S 175.0335°E | |
| Waikanae River | 40°52′40″S 175°01′40″E / 40.8777°S 175.0279°E | ||
| Paraparaumu | Kapiti Road – Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach | 40°54′30″S 174°59′59″E / 40.9084°S 174.9997°E | |
| Raumati | 1026.6 | Poplar Avenue – Raumati, Paraparaumu | Northbound exit and southbound entrance 40°56′23″S 174°59′35″E / 40.9398°S 174.9931°E |
| Currently terminates south of Poplar Avenue | |||
| Mackays Crossing | 1030.3 | Whareroa Road – Queen Elizabeth Park | 40°58′15″S 174°58′59″E / 40.9709°S 174.9830°E |
| SH 1 south – Paekakariki, Porirua, Wellington |
Southern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ "Work starts on MacKays to Peka Peka expressway". Fairfax New Zealand (via Stuff.co.nz). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ Maxwell, Joel (28 October 2016). "Construction of the $630 million Kapiti expressway hits the home straight". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2016.