UPDATE 23 April

From Sunday 27 April HEB plan to start the stormwater upgrade works across Molesworth Drive by Wood Street (part of the Stage 1 works). During the day stop/go will be in place and overnight the team will close this section of road and continue working (night works start Sunday 27 April 8pm – 6am). When the road is closed a short diversion will be in place via North Ave/Margaret/Findlay Street.

Stop/go will also be in place for a few hours this morning (Wed 23 April) from 9am while contractors HEB map utility services in the road area.

If you have any questions, please email the project team at [email protected]

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A message from Kaipara District Council:

Construction starting for Wood Street and surrounds revitalisation and stormwater project

The permanent upgrade of Wood Street and surrounds has kicked off! A big thank you to everyone who attended our business and resident pre-construction info sessions last week.

This revitalisation project includes upgrading the stormwater network and constructing the permanent design for Wood Street, including the old fire station site and the back carparking area and playground (behind Gringas). Our contractor for the project is HEB Construction, and the work is scheduled to wrap up by November 2025.

What you’ll see:

Stage 1 (this week to early June 2025)

The work is happening in stages and Stage 1 started this week in the furthest back carparking area. Carparking is unavailable in this section (past the Fagan Place Senior Citizens Hall) while we're working on Stage 1. You can still park in the area between Gringas and Brewed As and the medical centre. The playground will be removed while the team are working, and a new playground will be installed in the area behind Gringas following the completion of the four stages of work. The new back carparking area will be available before HEB starts on Stage 2 of the works.

At the same time, the HEB team are working on the stormwater diversion in the golf course. Work across Molesworth Drive to complete the stormwater upgrades is planned to begin in early May. When this happens, stop/go will be in place on Molesworth Drive and there will be five nights of night works. We will send out a reminder of this closer to the time.

Other stages:

Stage 2 (early June to late July): northern side of Wood Street between Molesworth Drive and Fagan Place, plus the old fire station site.

Stage 3 (late July to early/mid Sept): southern side of Wood Street from Molesworth Drive to the chemist.

Stage 4 (early/mid Sept to Nov): Wood Street between Fagan Place and the old fire station site, including the intersection area of Wood Street, the old fire station site and Ellen Street.

Thanks for your patience while we complete these works. Check out the staging plans, artist impressions, and other info on our website at the link below. If you have any questions, email us at [email protected]