By now, we've all seen some snippets of the new Puhoi to Warkworth motorway that is currently under construction, but the NX2 group behind the project is giving the community the opportunity to get up close and personal and see how it is progressing.

Have you ever wanted to get a closer look at the huge viaducts they’re building alongside State Highway 1 in Ōkahu and Pūhoi? Or maybe you’ve got some burning questions about the project that you’d like answered.

NX2 have set a date for their Public Open Day, where visitors will experience a bus tour at the southern end of the project and have the chance to meet the talented team behind it.

The Open Day is scheduled for Saturday 20 February, 2021. A total of 750 tickets will be released on a first-come first-served basis and tickets are limited to four per person.

Plans are still being finalised and details about where people can get tickets online will be announced next week, so keep an eye on the https://nx2group.com/events page for more details. Tickets are available to all ages, and children 14 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. 

The motorway is expected to open in May, 2022. The motorway was scheduled to open at the end of 2021, but the COVID -19 Alert Level 4 lockdown in April, 2020 meant nearly five weeks of the earthmoving season was lost.

The Pūhoi to Warkworth project is a PPP (Private Public Partnership) between the government and a private consortium, the Northern Express Group (NX2).

While the NX2 private-sector consortium will be responsible for financing, designing, building, maintaining and operating the motorway for up to 25 years, the motorway will remain a public asset.