Dave Culham Drive road safety improvements

Project typeSafety improvements
Project value$430,000
Project schedule6 to 31 January 2025
Contractor nameWM Construction

An image of Dave Culham Drive showing where improvement works will take place.

We are relocating the existing pedestrian crossing on Dave Culham Drive. We will install the pedestrian crossing to comply with new best practice requirements outlined by Waka Kotahi.

This crossing forms an important link for future cycleways and shared paths. It will create a safe crossing to the Pohe Island Bike Park, Pohe Island Pump Park and the Whangārei BMX Club.

What we are doing

relocating the existing pedestrian crossing
extending the road median and installing a new island
installing some new kerb and channel to improve drainage
increasing street lighting.

What to expect

Dave Culham Drive will be reduced to one lane during this work. One-way traffic will be able to come across Te Matau a Pohe bridge – from Port Road to Riverside Drive only.

Te Matau a Pohe bridge will continue to operate normally, lowered for road traffic from Port Road most of the time, and lifting on demand for marine traffic.

All traffic travelling into town from Onerahi will need to travel down Riverside Drive (no access to Dave Culham Drive). This will be in place 24/7 for three weeks.

We will try to keep disruption to a minimum. Please allow additional time for travel and follow the signs and detours posted.

Thank you in advance for your patience.

Map showing one-way traffic along Dave Culham Drive from Port Road to Riverside Drive.

Location

Dave Culham Drive, Whangārei 0112 View Map

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Water conservation

There are currently no water restrictions in place in Whangārei District.
However, residents in Te Kamo, Hikurangi, Tikipunga, Whau Valley, Three Mile Bush, and Otangarei are asked to reduce water use until February 2025 to allow for repairs on the northern water-supply network.

Northern suburbs asked to save water

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Investigating options for rating system

We are currently reviewing how rates are calculated to ensure they are still set in the fairest and most equitable way. If changes are proposed, we will seek community input through public consultation early next year. These changes will not impact the total amount of rates we collect, instead they will affect how we work out everyone’s share.

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GIS maps and Whangārei ePlan outage

Due to planned maintenance, our GIS maps and Whangārei ePlan (District Plan) will be unavailable from 1:30pm to 5:30pm on Sunday 26 January 2025. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Dave Culham Drive road safety improvements

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