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#2894369 30-Mar-2022 18:04

“ "As with many roads through rural areas, there are sections of the new motorway without mobile phone coverage," Waka Kotahi spokesman Andy Knackstedt told the Herald.”

This is a major motorway that is the new route for SH1, Andy, not just some ‘road through a rural area’. FFS.

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#2894370 30-Mar-2022 18:15

So does this piece of motorway have its own control room somewhere and emergency vehicles etc like a tunnel ??

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#2894375 30-Mar-2022 18:50

Looks like they have built a maintenance centre at the Pauatahanui interchange, in terms of control I believe NZTA oversee the motorway network from an office in Johnsonville so likely will be done from there.

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#2894453 31-Mar-2022 04:37

Can confirm the road is now open to the public.

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#2894454 31-Mar-2022 06:18

TG is not showing on Google Maps or Apple Maps. Best route between Paekakariki and Wellington still showing as via Pukerua Bay > Paremata.

I guess it’s going to have to wait until one of their GPS camera cars can get on there.

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#2894456 31-Mar-2022 06:29

Live & routing correctly on Waze.

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#2894459 31-Mar-2022 06:52

eracode:

TG is not showing on Google Maps or Apple Maps. Best route between Paekakariki and Wellington still showing as via Pukerua Bay > Paremata.

I guess it’s going to have to wait until one of their GPS camera cars can get on there.

The road is showing for me on Google maps (it wasn't yesterday) but still routing via SH59.

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#2894461 31-Mar-2022 07:06

There is a break in the road at Horokiri Stream, and they are missing two junctions further south.

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#2894463 31-Mar-2022 07:11

floydbloke:

The road is showing for me on Google maps (it wasn't yesterday) but still routing via SH59.

Interesting. Re my earlier post, I was looking on iPad - where it doesn't show as an available road. Just checked on iPhone where it shows but not yet in routing, as you say. Google Maps on MacBook shows same as iPhone.

Edit: Just looked again on iPad Google Maps - and it's now showing as an available road. Not showing at all on Apple Maps.

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#2894558 31-Mar-2022 09:23

It's definitely appearing on Apple Maps for me. I just tried a route from Wellington to Paraparaumu and it showed SH59 as the preferred route but it showed TG as an alternative. An address in Whitby showed TG as the preferred route.

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#2894561 31-Mar-2022 09:26

wellygary:

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Interested to see if this cuts down the journey time to Waikanae - we live in Lower Hutt.

Presumably you previously went via Ngauaranga?... T/Gully via Pauahatanui will be any interesting time comparison as long as SH58's not a mess..

Usually go via SH58 and SH59 so looks like this should cut out a chunk of that.

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#2894565 31-Mar-2022 09:39

Not sure about the other apps, but Waze stores traffic speed data in the road segments, so that will take a few days to build correctly.

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#2894602 31-Mar-2022 11:24

Just back from my first drive on it (Whitby to town and return). Impressions:

does what it says on the tin, feels wide and safe
surface is a bit crap in some place, really comfy when you hit the asphalt
doesn't compensate for dumb*ss drivers who insist on doing 80 and driving in the right-hand lane

Heading up to Waikanae tomorrow.

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#2894608 31-Mar-2022 11:34

>doesn't compensate for dumb*ss drivers who insist on doing 80 and driving in the right-hand lane

What can you do with those guys? What could 'compensate' for them?

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#2894609 31-Mar-2022 11:45

evnafets:

>doesn't compensate for dumb*ss drivers who insist on doing 80 and driving in the right-hand lane

What can you do with those guys? What could 'compensate' for them?

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