Karekare community - road repair updates Karekare community - road repair updates

LOCAL BOARD AREA: Waitākere Ranges

Damage has been caused to roads by the recent extreme weather events in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.

You can keep updated on the progress of the repair work in your area on this page.

We ask for patience while trying to repair sites all over Auckland.

To report new issues on the AT contact page https://at.govt.nz/about-us/contact-us.

11 May 2023

We will start to clear debris from the roads in Karekare and Piha in the coming days. Weather dependent, work will start on 12 May in the morning, to remove the house and other material in the Karekare valley.

Fulton Hogan met with the property owner this week to go over how they will do this work and how to recover the vehicles at the same time. While this work is taking place in the valley, access through the loop will be restricted. Residents can enter and exit from each end, but not travel through the valley.

26 April 2023

Auckland Transport and our contractors can now increase the amount of work on the Karekare/Old Kauri loop now that Archie has been removed. Fulton Hogan aims to be in Karekare from 1 May so you’ll begin to see bigger trucks and diggers coming into Karekare to do road clearing. We hope these are a welcome sight for locals. Once started, the first goal is to clear away all the material on the road in the valley and luge areas. AT and Fulton Hogan have been working closely with Auckland Council’s Parks team to ensure the recovery work does not have a negative impact on the Kauri dieback programme.

We understand that there may be some frustration at the time taking to get roads repaired and open. You may have seen roads damaged by the floods/cyclone in other parts of the country that have already been fixed and open for use. Those slips were far less significant than those around Karekare and Piha. The slips on the west coast are complex due to the nature of the geological construction around the Karekare and Piha areas. These slips require ongoing geotechnical assessments to help guide the planning and construction process. Unfortunately, the need to conduct multiple Geotech assessments adds time to the overall programme, however taking the time now, will result in a better outcome.