Dowse To Petone

The Fletcher-Higgins joint venture project to upgrade 2.7km of SH2 between Dowse Drive and Petone.

This included construction of a grade-separated interchange with a roundabout over SH2 at Dowse Drive with a connection to Hutt Road and Dowse Drive, construction of an overbridge to replace the traffic lights at Korokoro connecting Petone and Korokoro, upgrading the section of SH2 between Korokoro and the Petone overbridges by providing a safety barrier to separate north and southbound lanes, rearranging and improving Petone Railway Station's existing Park and Ride carpark facilities including providing an access bridge over SH2 and upgrade of the footbridge, a new service road between Cornish Street and Korokoro providing access to the industrial area and an upgrade of the Percy Scenic Reserve access and parking facilities.  Brian Perry Civil were involved through an internal joint venture.

Articles

Man's ability to shape stone
The Dominion Post Weekend, 31 Jan 2009

Formal introductions
The Dowse Interchange opened to traffic at approximately 2am on 2nd March.

Speedy Motorway Work
Working to make life easier for Wellington motorists with a new interchange and over-bridge, the team on the Dowse to Petone project has made good progress over the last few months.

D2P
The end is in sight

Award winning in Wellington
Congratulations!

Capital Works
It has been just over a year since Andre van Heerden and his team started work on the SH2 Dowse to Petone Upgrade Project in Lower Hutt for the New Zealand Transport Agency.

Energized By Positivity
The team on Transit's Dowse to Petone project was suitably thrilled with the successful first major bridge span over the railway line at the new Dowse Interchange during April.

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