Neilson Street upgrade

Auckland City is evaluating options for managing existing and future traffic, and the effects of increased commercial development along Neilson Street.

This route plays a major role in Auckland's road network accommodating connections to the motorway, Onehunga town centre and the industrial area surrounding Neilson Street.

By upgrading Neilson Street the council is looking to:

• manage traffic and development growth along Neilson Street
• provide a high quality link between SH20 and SH1
• identify any property requirements for the upgrade to proceed
• improve the streetscape and landscape of Neilson Street
• underground existing overhead utilities
• provide for all users of the route, including trucks, buses and pedestrians
• improve safety and traffic efficiency.

Some of the proposed improvements include:

• upgrading intersections from Gloucester Park Road to Church Street
• widening the road to provide four traffic lanes and associated medians
• potential local bridge crossings across Manukau Harbour
• working with Transit New Zealand to co-ordinate changes to the Gloucester Park Road intersection, and widen the State Highway 20 Manukau Harbour crossing.

The council will identify a preferred scheme for the upgrade of Neilson Street later in 2007.