Transmission Gully Motorway Te Ara Nui o Te Rangihaeata (Māori) | |
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State Highway 1 | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Ventia on behalf of NZ Transport Agency | |
Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
Existed | 30 March 2022–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | SH 1 north (Kāpiti Expressway) / SH 59 south (Whareroa Road) at Mackays Crossing |
(Paekākāriki Link Road) to SH 59 (Centennial Highway) near Paekākāriki SH 58 (Paremata-Haywards Road) at Pāuatahanui | |
South end | SH 1 south (Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway) / SH 59 north (Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway) at Linden |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Primary destinations | |
Highway system | |
The Transmission Gully Motorway (Māori: Te Ara Nui o Te Rangihaeata) is a 27-kilometre-long (17-mile), four-lane motorway north of Wellington, New Zealand; it is part of the State Highway 1 route.[1] Construction began on 8 September 2014 and completion was originally scheduled for April 2020, but contractual negotiations as well as difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays.[2] The motorway was officially opened on 30 March 2022 and opened to public traffic the following day.[3]