Name Address line 1 Address line 2 Address line 3 Palmerston North
24 October 2019
Dear Greens Road resident Reference: Greens Road Upgrade As you may be aware, Mercury intends to start construction of a wind farm in the Turitea Reserve and surrounding farm land. Works have begun to ready the northern part of the Turitea Reserve for the first 33 of 60 turbines and associated transmission lines. The Turitea wind farm project will use Greens Road as an access point for parts of the transmission line construction. 1. Road upgrade works As part of the consent conditions for the project, the first 1340m of Greens Road will be upgraded and sealed. The transmission line construction contractor (Electrix), have engaged local roading company Stringfellows to undertake the upgrade works for Greens Road. This work is expected to start mid-October and be completed in December. • • • • •
Road widening to allow safe two-way traffic Improving storm water drainage and culverts Improving sight lines Installing guide rails Chip sealing
Traffic controls in place during the upgrade works Greens Road is on average 4m wide, and for most part accommodates only one-way traffic. Once construction machinery is on Greens Road manual traffic controls will manage traffic past the work areas. Controls will include signage and speed controls (as you would see on any road construction site). Stop/Go controls will operate for certain activities, ensuring access to and from residential properties as required.
Expected traffic volumes during the road upgrade • • •
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Stage 1: Vegetation clearance 2-3 weeks, 5-10 trucks per day carting waste from site. Stage 2: Earthworks 3-4 weeks. 40-50 truck movements per day. Stage 3: Forming the road and new culverts, 3-4 weeks,10-15 trucks per day and a grader.
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