Work is underway to seal sections of Devich Road, Settlement Road, Cames Road and Blackswamp Road. 

Sealing sections of Devich, Settlement and Cames was approved as part of the Long Term Plan 2024 – 2027 process. Elected members recognised that these roads had seen significantly increased traffic volumes due to subdivisions and development, which caused major issues with dust and the general safety of the roads. Residents had advocated for improvements for a number of years.

Work on Devich Road started a week ago (Thursday 6 March) and will be finished in April 2025. Initial works include drainage improvements and widening the road, before strengthening and sealing the 1.1 km stretch of road, starting near the one-way bridge through to where Devich Road meets Lawrence Road.

Settlement Road works are starting on Monday 17 March and are expected to take around a week to complete. Drainage improvements have already been completed and next week’s works will be focused on stabilising and sealing the 350 metre stretch of road between Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road to the southern boundary of the Hakaru RSA. 

Sealing sections of Cames Road is also underway, with an 800 metre stretch already complete and sealing works occurring on another section of similar size. This has been accompanied by a number of safety and resilience improvements including road widening. It is planned that Downer complete the work on Cames Road in this financial year.

Sealing 1 km of Blackswamp Road has also started. The sealing of the road is being paid for by the Te Arai Residents’ Association Incorporated, with mid-April expected for completion.

As Kaipara District Council’s roading services contractor, Downer Ltd is the lead contractor and has focused on utilising local contractors to support the work.

Residents using the roads are encouraged to take care driving through the areas where crews are working and use alternative routes if possible. Stop/go is in place.