Construction progress
Good progress is being made on construction in Panmure with footings built for a pedestrian plaza and earth excavated for a tunnel for the new road.
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Plaza footings: Footings and column reinforcing being built for a pedestrian plaza above the rail lines and platforms. |
Covered box: Excavation next to Panmure Station for the covered box that the new road will run through, with work on concrete footing for east wall. |
Changes to Panmure Park and Ride (April 2012)
Parts of the Panmure Park and Ride in Mountain Road have have been closed, new spaces have been provided, and station access is altered. Read More
Picture shows the new Park and Ride near Panmure Station in the final stages of preparation.
Expect traffic delays around Panmure
Speeds will be restricted to 30km and lanes reduced from three to two on the section of Ellerslie-Panmure Highway between the roundabout and Mt Wellington Highway until the end of the year. There will be other temporary disruptions due to night works in the area. Read More
Mayor launches AMETI
Auckland Mayor Len Brown marked the start of the construction phase of the AMETI project at Panmure on February 24 accompanied by representatives of the main contractor Fletcher Construction, and NZTA. Read more
Picture shows Auckland Mayor Len Brown signalling the start of major construction projects for AMETI at Panmure.
Business as usual for Mountain Road
Businesses in the area of Mountain Road will be operating normally during construction of the new bridge. Access to businesses on Mountain Road will still be possible through Mountain Road. Access to businesses in Mountwell Crescent and Forge Way should be via Ellerslie Panmure Highway.
Overview of AMETI Panmure Projects
AMETI Panmure includes a number of projects:
Mountain Road bridge replacement
A tunnel for a new road with Station Road being built on top
Panmure Station upgrade
New busway bridge
AMETI link road
Van Damm's Lagoon and storm water improvements
Panmure roundabout upgrade
Lagoon Drive section of the South Eastern Busway
New Panmure Bridge
Click to enlarge aerial overview above (JPG 117KB)
Timeline 
| AMETI Panmure Benefits |
New AMETI road will cut ten minutes off the journey time between Glen Innes and Mt Wellington (phase one) It will carry 20 000 vehicles per day, including 2 400 trucks as a result of the better connection for business and freight traffic The new road will reduce traffic on Mt Wellington Highway (40%), Ellerslie Panmure Highway (33%), Jellicoe Rd (40%) and Apirana Ave (20%). Much of this reduction will be freight traffic – heavy commercial vehicle flows on Jellicoe Rd are forecast to reduce from 3 200 trucks per day to less than 400 and on Ellerslie-Panmure Highway past Panmure station from 3 600 to less than 700. Reduced traffic through Panmure roundabout, providing benefits for Pakuranga, Howick and Botany drivers and allowing an upgrade to a signalised intersection in phase two. 6km of new cycle lanes/paths and 5.5km of new or improved footpaths, 12 new signal controlled pedestrian crossings when both Panmure phases are complete. Lagoon Drive busway to be used by 21 000 passengers per day, 5.5 million per year (phase two) Improved Panmure rail station will attract 6 500 passengers per day, 1.7 million per year.
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