In 2022 a $10m the Port Road Bridge across Hāhā Creek / Limeburners Creek was expanded to four lanes with a shared path. This was Stage One of a two-stage project designed to improve traffic flow through this busy area.
The work was funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) as part of the government’s "shovel ready" Covid-19 stimulus funding. As part of this funding agreement, we targeted more than 60% of the work to be undertaken by local companies and are encouraging supplier diversity.
The new bridge is higher than the old bridge to protect it against sea-level rise and flooding due to storm events.