Hutt Valley Expressway
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| Hutt Valley Expressway | |
| State Highway Number | State Highway 2 |
| Length | 20 km 12 miles |
| Direction | Northeast - Southwest |
| Start | Silverstream Ferguson Drive intersection |
| Primary destinations | Avalon, Lower Hutt City Centre, Petone |
| End | Ngauranga Ngauranga Interchange |
| Construction dates | - |
| State Highways joined | Junction 962 State Highway 58 Exit 979 State Highway 1 |
The Hutt Valley Expressway is a 20 km (12 mi) section of State Highway 2, running from the end of the Wellington Urban Motorway at the Ngauranga, near Wellington, past Lower Hutt, to the seagull intersection at Fergusson Drive and River Road. The road has two names: Hutt Road from the Ngauranga Interchange to the Petone Overbridge, and Western Hutt Road from the Petone Overbridge to Fergusson Drive.
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[edit] Design
The road is mainly two lanes each way, with a three lane northbound section just south of the Belmont Hills intersection The road is dual carriageway, with the exception of a small section between the Petone Overbridge and the Petone Railway Station.
All but two intersections are at-grade, with major ones controlled by traffic lights and minor ones controlled by Give Way and Stop signs. The Petone and Nguaranga interchanges are both grade separated.
[edit] Improvements
In recent years, works have been started to improve safety along the road.
The section between the Petone and Normandale Overbridges is currently being improved by the Dowse to Petone project, which will eliminate three sets of traffic lights and replace them with a grade separated roundabout and an overbridge.
Several minor intersections have been improved to prevent traffic turning right into or out of the minor roads, and there are provisions to replace the Melling and Haywards intersections with grade-separated interchanges in the future.
[edit] Interchanges
All interchanges are at-grade unless otherwise specified.
| Territorial authority | Location | Destinations | Notes |
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| Terminates onto River Road (SH 2) at Fergusson Drive intersection | |||
| Hutt City | Silverstream | Fergusson Drive Silverstream, Stokes Valley |
Seagull intersection. Traffic lights for southbound and turning northbound traffic. |
| Manor Park | Manor Park Road Manor Park |
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| SH 58 Haywards Hill Road Porirua |
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| Hebden Crescent, Liverton Road | |||
| Hebden Crescent, Gurney Road | Northbound exit and entrance | ||
| Belmont Domain | Carter Street Belmont Domain |
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| Fairway Drive Avalon, Naenae |
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| Major Drive Kelson |
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| Grounsell Crescent Belmont Hills |
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| Wairere Road, Pomare Road | Northbound exit and entrance | ||
| Melling | Tirohanga Road/Block Road Tirohanga, Normandale |
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| Melling Link/Harbour View Road Lower Hutt City Centre, Harbour View |
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| Dowse Drive Manguraki, Petone, Eastbourne, Wainuiomata |
New grade-separated roundabout interchange opening early 2009. | ||
| Dowse Drive Manguraki |
Temporary intersection to be removed on completion of new Dowse Drive interchange | ||
| Koro Crescent Petone, Eastbourne, Wainuiomata |
To be removed mid 2009 | ||
| Korokoro Road Korokoro |
To be removed mid 2009 | ||
| Petone Railway Station | Will become southbound exit only in 2009 | ||
| Priests Ave Petone Railway Station |
Opens 2009. Northbound exit and entrance. | ||
| Cornish Street Korokoro Industrial Area |
Will become northbound exit only in 2009 | ||
| Hutt Road Petone, Eastbourne, Wainuiomata |
Petone Interchange. Northbound exit and southbound entrance. | ||
| Wellington City | Horokiwi Road Horokiwi |
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| BP Hutt Road | Northbound only | ||
| Ngauranga | SH 1 Hutt Road Ngauranga, Porirua, Interisland Ferry Terminals |
Ngauranga Interchange. Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| Terminates onto Wellington Urban Motorway (SH 1) at Ngauranga Interchange | |||
[edit] See also
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