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East-West Link — Onehunga to Penrose
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency · Auckland
Improving access to and from the Onehunga–Penrose industrial area by upgrading connections to SH1 and SH20 (a new Galway Link, Onehunga Harbour Rd widening, and related intersections) — a scaled-back successor to the cancelled 2017 foreshore-motorway scheme. Cost shown is an indicative lower estimate (~the 2017 figure); the current investment-case cost is not publicly disclosed (redacted in the RoNS documents), with broader-envelope estimates ranging up to ~$4b.
Key facts
- Region
- Auckland
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Planning
- Estimated value
- $1.8b
- Indicative completion
- 2038
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
- Election risk
- Medium
Election risk assessment
National Road of National Significance, now in detailed planning with an NZTA investment case — progressing, though large and not yet funded for construction.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — Road of National Significance — a GPS 2024 / National Infrastructure Plan road priority.
Chronology
- 2017Original East-West Link (Onehunga foreshore motorway) consented, then paused
- 2023Reinstated by National as a Road of National Significance
- 2025NZTA investment case (Aug): staged Onehunga–Penrose scope, ~$3.7–4.1b, detailed planning