We're making a busy stretch of Harewood Road safer for all users and upgrading stormwater and water pipes.

We know road works can be frustrating. We’re mindful of the impact on residents, schools and businesses in the area and have carefully planned this work so we can reduce disruption, keep traffic flowing, and get out of your way as quickly as possible.

You should expect delays when travelling on Harewood Road between the intersection of Harewood Road, Gardiners Road and Breens Road, and Johns Road/State Highway 1. Traffic management is in place.

The Isaac Construction website(external link) has the latest information on detours and other traffic impacts.

Safety improvements

Traffic lights have been installed at the intersection of Harewood Road, Gardiners Road and Breens Road, as well as a signalised pedestrian crossing and a safe speed platform at Harewood School Te Kura o Tāwera. We have also completed other minor improvements nearby:

  • Widening the path adjacent to 99 Stanleys Road.
  • Replacing the kerb on the western side of the Stanleys Road intersection.
  • Widening the pedestrian refuge island at the Wooldridge Road intersection.
  • A new pedestrian crossing on Waimakariri Road.

Pipe upgrades

Stormwater and water supply pipes in the area are also being upgraded. This work includes: 

  • Installing approximately 500 metres of new and upsized stormwater pipes on Harewood Road and Gardiners Road.
  • Replacing the existing water supply pipes on Harewood Road near Harewood School, between Waimakariri Road and 720 Harewood Road.
  • Replacing the existing main and submain pipes on Harewood Road, near the intersection of Harewood Road/Gardiners Road/Breens Road.
  • Replacing the existing water supply pipes on Waimakariri Road between Harewood School and Whitchurch Place.
  • Replacing the existing main and submain water pipes in a 200-metre section of Harewood Road between Copenhagen Bakery and Crofton Road.
  • Replacing the existing submain and crossover pipes in a 360-metre section of Harewood Road from the intersection of Stanleys Road to Wooldridge Road. 

This work was not originally included as part of the contract because the designs had not been completed. The designs have been completed ahead of time, giving us the opportunity to take a ‘one-pass’ approach and do all the work now, rather than coming back to the area and causing further disruption later.

Our work on Harewood Road, Waimakariri Road and Whitchurch Place is now expected to be completed by 6 March 2026.

Traffic management remains in place, so you should continue to expect delays if you are travelling through the area. Please comply with signage and take care when driving through work sites.

For information on detour routes, to check the works notice or to subscribe to updates, visit Isaac Construction's Harewood Road traffic signals and water upgrades(external link) webpage.

Thanks for your patience while we carry out this important work.

From 5pm Sunday 4 January to 5am Monday 12 January, our contractors worked 24 hours a day in a ‘super week’ of construction.

Working for 24 hours under road closures allowed our contractors to complete a massive amount of work, including:

  • removing 660 cubic metres of road surface using a mill and excavators
  • preparing the intersection for resurfacing by layering and compacting new gravel-like road material into an even base
  • installing two structural layers and a final surface layer of asphalt, which totalled 3,500m2 of pavement surfacing, or 1000 tonnes of asphalt
  • installing 100 metres of new stormwater pipes on Harewood Road between Breens Road and Copenhagen Bakery
  • installing asphalt in the footpaths around the intersection
  • pouring concrete in the central median islands
  • installing electrical components and underground services for two new sets of traffic signals
  • installing the final layer of asphalt on Harewood Road between Stanleys Road and Waimakriri Road
  • installing the raised pedestrian crossing, and a new v-channel in the footpath between 709 Harewood Road and Harewood School, which helps drain stormwater
  • starting work to widen the footpath on Harewood Road between Stanleys Road and 709 Harewood Road

We know that night works can be disruptive and thank the residents and local businesses in the area for their patience during super week.

A new delivery plan for the Wheels to Wings Major Cycle Route was approved by the Council as part of the Annual Plan 2025/2026. This means that the following sections will be delivered over 2025 to 2027:

  • signalised crossing and associated works near Harewood School
  • signalisation of the Harewood Road, Gardiners Road and Breens Road intersection, and
  • cycle connections along Harewood Road from Matsons Avenue to the railway. This will provide a connection from the Nor’West Arc to the Northern Line.

Harewood Road

There will be green right-turn arrows on both Harewood Road approaches, allowing protected turns into Gardiners Road and Breens Road.

Gardiners and Breens Roads

There will not be right-turn arrows on either the Gardiners Road or Breens Road approaches to Harewood Road. 

All right-turning vehicles on these approaches into Harewood Road will need to wait in the right-turn bays in the middle of the intersection for a gap in the oncoming single lane of through traffic. 

U-turns

U- turns on Harewood Road will be banned, to avoid conflict with pedestrians who will be able to cross Harewood Road at the same time as the green right-turn arrows. 

Harewood School

The signals at the new pedestrian crossing outside Harewood School will only operate when a pedestrian presses the call button.