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STOP GO: A single lane section of Gossamer Drive repair work has been reversed to make it easier for motorists accessing Pakuranga Road.
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RACKING and rutting on a busy thoroughfare is being repaired. However the resulting hold-ups have been frustrating motorists. The work at Gossamer Drive is under way to rehabilitate the road pavement which, Auckland Transport (AT) says, is cracking and rutting in a number of locations. The project is expected to be completed by April 8. However, AT acknowledges that detours have caused some difficulties, particularly with vehicles attempting to turn right out of Johns Lane into Pakuranga Road. Changes were implemented dur-
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ing Waitangi weekend (February 7-8) with the direction of flow in the single lane section reversed to eliminate the need for the right turn. A number of alternatives are available, depending on the origin and destination required, an AT spokesman says. “It is not possible to signpost all of these because of the variety of trips involved. So drivers should plan ahead by researching alternative routes and leaving ahead of schedule to allow for a longer travel time. “Travellers should also look out for notification of the planned switch on the single lane section, and adjust their routes accordingly.� The pavement structure is being
strengthened to carry the expected traffic loadings, the spokesman says. But there are no plans to widen or otherwise upgrade the road to serve a different function. The design life of pavements is normally 25 years, he says, and the new Gossamer Drive pavement is designed for the expected traffic volume during the next 25 years. “The current work is part of this renewal cycle.� The rehabilitation has been divided into two sections requiring different treatments because of underlying ground conditions. Section one, from Pakuranga Road to just past Portadown Avenue, includes removing the existing pave-
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Subsoil drainage will be installed over the full length of the section, followed by foam bitumen stabilising and chip sealing, along with asphalt surfacing and line marking. Stop/Go controls, rather than closing a lane, will be used on section two. Assuming there is no disruption caused by weather, section one is expected to be stabilised and chip sealed by February 20, followed by section two on March 16. The site will be opened for traffic after chip sealing during a 15-day curing period and the whole site will then be surfaced with asphalt. The overall project is programmed to be complete by April 8.
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