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Penlink — Whangaparāoa Peninsula
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency · Auckland
New 7km road linking Whangaparāoa Peninsula to SH1 at Orewa. Toll-funded. Will significantly reduce peak congestion for the 100,000+ residents of the peninsula. Under construction, due to open 2027.
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94/100 · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Auckland
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $830m
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
Toll road under construction, backed by current government's roads priority.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — New strategic toll road supporting growth on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula — aligns with the GPS economic-growth priority.
Chronology
- 2001Penlink first proposed in Auckland Regional Growth Strategy as relief for Whangaparāoa Peninsula
- 2014Route designation confirmed after years of community consultation
- 2018Updated business case developed; toll-funding model confirmed
- 2021Funding approved through Waka Kotahi. Resource consent granted
- 2022Construction begins on 7km link road and interchange works
- 2027Expected completion and opening to toll-paying traffic