Waitohi Picton

Network Improvements Project

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Lagoon Road / Dublin Street / Kent Street / Queen Charlotte Drive

Key features:

• Upgrade of existing roundabout
• Improved sight lines
• Dual exit lanes - Improved LOS for exiting vehicles
• Improved footpaths and cycle connections
• New refuge crossing on Lagoon Road
• New islands and kerbs
• Relocation of utility services
• Streetlighting upgrade
• Improved wayfinding
• Land acquisition
• Removal of on-street parking

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• Priority change from Auckland Street to Dublin Street
• Removal of on-street parking spaces
• Refuge crossings on Auckland Street
• Streetlight upgrade

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Auckland Street / Dublin Street

Key features:

Key features:

• Change in priority to Kent Street to improve traffic flow to and from the port.
• Improved LOS for heavy vehicles.
• Kent Street south will be closed
• Right turn to the square is designed to deter heavy vehicles.
• Improved footpaths, lighting and wayfinding.
• Removal of on-street parking

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Wairau Road / Kent Street

Up and Coming Roading Activities

• Dublin Street Bridge – Picton: Works begin 2027 (18months)

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• Resurfacings for 2026 / 2027
• 112 L/Kms – Local Roads
• 28 L/Kms – State Highways

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Northbank – 2km

Before

After

French Pass

Before

After

Where are we now

• Following the July 2021 and August 2022 storms over 5,600 faults were identified across the region. Subsequent storms have increased this to over 5,800 faults being managed by MRRT.
• Of these 5,800+ faults, less than 10% are left to be completed.
• Just over 550 sites remain in the Kenepuru area, where nearly a third of all damage was located.
• There also remains sites in Awatere, Waihopai, Northbank, French Pass, Queen Charlotte Drive and Port Underwood.
• All current recovery sites are programmed to be completed by end of 2027.
• Recovery programme is tracking around 30% below budget. So far we have been able to surplus $45.2M

July 2027

Weather events this July have caused another $7m worth of damage

Marlborough Roads – 25 Years

Agreement between Marlborough District Council and Waka Kotahi (25years)

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Achieve cost effective delivery and maintenance of roading services in Marlborough.

New Ways of Delivering Maintenance

• Port Underwood
• Kenepuru
• French Pass
• Rest of Marlborough (State Highways and Local Roads)

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• Step Change in how we deliver maintenance across the region
• Moving away from lump sum and outcomes to measure and value and outputs
• Change in Marlb Roads to manage more internal functions (programming / financial / planning / customer management) Resets the team to deliver more functions internal – project management and structures designs

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Up and Coming Roading Activities

• Reducing speeds to 30 kph outside all schools

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• New High Street Bridge investigations and designs underway – 2028 / 2029
• Resurfacings for 2026 / 2027 –
• 112 L/Kms – Local Roads
• 28 L/Kms – State Highways

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