What the Muri Road Development is intended to look like
The following renditions have been provided by the Developer and are intended to give an indication of the type of residences that are proposed for the development.
Muri Road Development: May update
Advice has come from Pukerua Holdings Ltd that a notice board at Muri Rd will shortly be erected by the Civil works contractor, Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting, as the new road entrance starts to open and civil works (drainage, roading etc) get underway.
These works will also include the upgrade of a section of Muri Rd between Sea Vista Drive and just beyond the new subdivision entrance (see below).
All affected residents will shortly be updated via letter of these road widening works.
This work is expected to start in August for a period of approx. 10 weeks.
There will naturally be some disruption for this short period, however, the developers believe this will ultimately lead to a much-improved outcome for all residents.
Muri Road Upgrade Scope of Works
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Iain MacLean
It is with sadness that the Pukerua Bay Residents’ Assn Committee records the passing of Iain today. Iain was chair of the RA for over ten years and deputy chair for the past five years.
Our condolences go to Kate, and Kate and Iain’s children.
Iain will be missed by a community he loved and did so much for.
Muri Road Development: April update
The developer’s earthworks contractor is about to commence clearing works on the roadside of Muri Road, starting from Monday 7th April and lasting 2-3 days. Traffic management will be operating so expect some delays. The location of these works are highlighted in red bordered area.
Following this the Contractor will commence earthworks to join into Muri Road at this location. Estimate this work to start in 2-4 weeks, subject to progress on-site. Progress updates will be provided.
Muri Road Development
Pukerua Bay Holdings Ltd which is undertaking the housing development off Muri Road has been in touch with PKBRA to give an update on the development. This is set out below.
As mentioned, we have now completed the 1st phase of our forestry harvest operation and ready to commence the stage 1 earthworks programme at Muri Rd.
Residents will shortly receive notice via their letterbox of the commencement of works on site from the Contractor, Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting (BOSCO).
The works will include opening the new road entrance for the subdivision at the midpoint between 34 and 50 Muri Road.
One additional lot will be created off the ROW at 34 Muri Road.
See below screenshot of the approximate scope of works, marked in red.
As with our forestry logging operation to date, we will continue to comply with all requirements as set out by Porirua City Council.
Our aim is to always keep any disruption to neighbouring residents to an absolute minimum, where possible.
Traffic Delays on Beach Road
Downer is currently planning to be on Pukerua Beach Road from today for about a week to carry out some minor kerb and channel repair works.
The work will be done under stop / go traffic management – so there may be some minor delays.
Secret Valley Murals
Porirua City Council has engaged Dave Smith from Street Smart to try to remove the tagging from the murals in the Secret Valley shelter and to reseal the murals. The work should be under way next week (19th to 24th Feb)
Sh 59 Pukerua Bay-Plimmerton Chip Sealing
Waha Kotahi has provied the following information regaring re-sealing of the highway from Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton. Not that you will not be able to turn into Airlie Rd when heading towards Plimmerton but will need to divert to the Plimmerton Roundabout and head north.
ROADWORKS: Laying a new surface of chipseal on the state highway
WHERE AND WHEN:
State Highway 59, 2 separate sections south of Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton roundabout
Monday 30 October daytime, subject to postponement because of weather
- 7am – 10am approx: a short 100m section of the 2 northbound lanes beside the Airlie Road intersection
- 10am – 4.30pm approx: a 1km section of the 2 southbound lanes from the Weigh Station to Plimmerton roundabout
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT:
7am-10am: AIRLIE ROAD – HOW TO ACCESS THE INTERSECTION OR AVOID IT WHILE WORKS ARE TAKING PLACE
- No right turn into Airlie Road if heading south from Pukerua Bay
o Either continue south to Plimmerton roundabout, turn back north and use the slip lane into Airlie Road
o Or use the main access to access Plimmerton at the Steyne Avenue traffic lights
- Access north or south onto the state highway from Airlie Road
- Left or right turns – traffic controllers will stop and hold vehicles until it is safe to wave you through
- Or travel through Plimmerton to the southern exit at Steyne Avenue lights
10am-4.30pm: SOUTHBOUND LANES FROM PLIMMERTON WEIGH STATION TO ROUNDABOUT
- One lane closed for works, traffic uses the other lane beside the works at restricted speed limit
UP TO 2 DAYS FOLLOWINGTHE WORKS:
- A temporary speed restriction will be in place following the works while the chips bed into the new seal
- 30km/h is the usual speed at first as this slower speed helps protect your car and others from loose chip
- The speed limit will rise as traffic helps settle the chip into the new seal on the road surface
Update on Northern Look-out to Brendan Beach track
PCC has provided an update on the slip remedial works on the track to Brendan Beach
Monitoring and geo-technical work is ongoing at the slip below the Pukerua Bay lookout on SH59.
This project is being led by Wellington Transport Alliance (WTA), in partnership with the various land owners in that area, including Porirua City Council.
In February this year, technical experts from WTA installed a number of geo-technical survey pins across the slip site. These are being regularly monitored to assess for land movement and so far there has been no significant land movement.
Remote tilt sensors have also been recently installed to provide another source of data for the slip assessment.
This information will help guide the project’s next steps regarding what further slip assessments are required and how best to manage the land in the short and long term.
In the meantime, the pathway from the lookout car park to Brendan Beach will remain closed as it is not safe for the public to use.
Road Works
Waka Kotahi has advised there will be two sets of works being undertaken in the next few days.
Sunday night (6 August 2023), a road repair will be done on SH59 near the corner of Wairaka Road. This was notified to the neighbours for Thursday but weather has pushed it out to Sunday – also weather permitting.
Monday night (7 August 2023) the watermain service lid at the intersection of SH59 and Gray Street will be lifted and given a concrete surround to make it level with the road. Service lid lifting is something that a team travels the highway network doing some time after road repairs and resurfacing jobs have been done. It can’t be done at the time of the works because of the extreme heat of the asphalt when it is laid.