Springs Flat roundabout

We will replace the Gillingham Road bridge with a wider, stronger bridge to allow for future housing in the area. 

Gillingham Road bridge replacement

The Alcoba Street connection (construction mid-2025 to mid-2026) will include the following work: 

• Alcoba Street will be extended at each end to connect both to State Highway 1 and to Gillingham Road via Beacondale Place.
• A 3m-wide shared path will be installed on one side of the road connecting to the Upper Hatea Loop.
• Changes will be made to the intersection of Beacondale Place and Eden Terrace to change the priority of this intersection. 
• A raised platform to slow traffic and enable pedestrians to cross will be installed at intersection of Eden Terrace and Gillingham Road. 

The Springs Flat Roundabout project has been under consideration for over 20 years. Initially it was to provide a connection between Springs Flat Road and State Highway 1 to allow a supermarket development and was to be built at the time of the Kamo Bypass.

The project was included in the 2018 Whangarei City Transportation Network Strategy (Programme Business Case) and has been included in Council's past two Long Term Plans.

The project is now a four-exit roundabout providing access to future housing in Kamo East, as well as a proposed new supermarket and shopping centre.

The project is supported by Central Government funding through the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF).

At the drop-in sessions in mid October 2024, there was feedback from residents on the Springs Flat Roundabout project and link roads on the following key issues: 

• increase in traffic flows on Alcoba Street 
• increase in traffic noise 
• poor driver behaviour and vehicle speeds due to 'boy racers' 
• parking issues, particularly on Escalona Street.

These issues are currently being considered in the design and will also be monitored as the project progresses.