St Lukes Road Bridge Deconstruction
From late April to mid-May the old St Lukes Road Bridge over the Northwestern motorway will be deconstructed and
removed. The new St Lukes Road Bridge, was built a number of months ago just to the west of the existing bridge. Traffic
was switched to that bridge during the recent Easter weekend.
The now disused bridge will be deconstructed in four sections using an electric saw with a silencing blade and pieces
will be moved offsite by large trucks to a licenced facility for disposal.
“The method for deconstructing the bridge has been developed to minimise the impact to road users and the local
community while ensuring the integrity of the structure is maintained” says Brett Gliddon, NZ Transport Agency State
Highway Manager for Auckland and Northland.
This deconstruction work will take place during night closures over a couple of weeks, when the motorway underneath the
bridge can be closed. The road closures will be uplifted by 5am each morning.
A new, higher bridge will be built in its place to ensure height safety clearance for the additional motorway lanes
being constructed underneath and a wider bridge to benefit drivers, walkers and cyclists.
The St Lukes Road Upgrade project is jointly funded by the NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport and involves
widening a two kilometre-long section of the Northwestern motorway and improving the motorway onramps and exits and St
Lukes Road and Great North Road intersection and overbridge. Work began in June 2014 and is due to be completed by early
2016.
For more information on the St Lukes Project, visit
Highway information: www.highwayinfo.govt.nz and freephone 0800 444 449
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Auckland roads and public transport: www.at.govt.nz
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