Shirley Road and Dreadon Avenue intersection improvement
We’re installing traffic lights at the Shirley Road and Dreadon Avenue intersection in Papatoetoe to make it safer and easier for everyone.
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Project details
Start date
2026End date
2027Location
Shirley Road and Dreadon Avenue, PapatoetoeTransport involved
Walking and drivingOverview
We are proposing the following safety upgrades at the Shirley Road and Dreadon Avenue intersection:
- install traffic lights and new pedestrian crossings on the west leg of Shirley Road and Dreadon Avenue
- rebuild the footpath and grass berm where necessary
- improve the road surface, signs, and road markings as needed
- install broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) to support these safety improvements.
We will need to remove 12 parking spaces from the surrounding area. This includes:
- 6 parking spaces outside 242 to 254 Shirley Road
- 3 parking spaces outside 273 to 275 Shirley Road
- 2 parking spaces outside 269 Shirley Road on Dreadon Avenue
- 1 parking space outside 273 Shirley Road on Dreadon Avenue.
You can view the proposed layout in the attached plans.
Latest updates
We asked the community for feedback from 18 May to 10 June 2026. After carefully reviewing the feedback we received, the current Auckland Council recommendation is to proceed with the project as proposed.
The project will then progress through the required approval process before construction can begin.
If approvals progress as expected, we anticipate these changes will be implemented by mid-2027.
Project designs
Project benefits
Better traffic flow
Safer turning movements
Clearer road layout
Safer crossings
Project background
This project aims to improve safety at the Shirley Road and Dreadon Avenue intersection. Auckland Transport has identified it as a high-risk location under our high-risk intersections programme. This is due to its poor crash history involving turning movements from Dreadon Avenue to Shirley Road. The intersection lacks pedestrian crossing facilities. We expect the proposal to make crashes much less likely at the intersection and enhance the safety for all road users.
This intersection is the 11th riskiest intersection in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area. Between 2019 and 2023, there were 13 crashes reported here. In 6 of those crashes, people were injured. Most of these crashes involved drivers entering or exiting Dreadon Avenue and not giving way to traffic on Shirley Road. Between 2024 and 2025, 3 more crashes happened which followed the same pattern. In one of those crashes, people were injured.