Ōtāhuhu Town Centre Upgrade
Ōtāhuhu Town Centre is a vibrant community. A key retail and transport hub, Ōtāhuhu supports high volumes of pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users, delivery vehicles, and through traffic. The project aimed to improve safety, accessibility, and public amenity while revitalising the local streetscape. One of Auckland’s oldest suburbs, it features complex underground conditions with densely packed legacy services, adding significant technical challenges to the delivery of public infrastructure upgrades. The project required careful planning and execution within a live environment to minimise disruption while upgrading the town centre.
LocationSouth Auckland, Auckland
CategoryStreetscape
ClientAuckland Transport, $20M
Simple, purposeful design for public life.
The scope of works consisted of the following:
- Replacing the existing roundabout with new signalised traffic and pedestrian crossings at the intersection of Great South Road and Princes Street.
- Constructing a 750-metre shared walking and cycling path along the southern side of Station Road.
- Upgrading the streetscape along Great South Road (between Princes Street and Mason Avenue) and the full length of Station Road to enhance pedestrian comfort and support local retail activity.
- Enhancing public spaces at the intersection of Great South Road and Princes Street to improve accessibility and usability.
- Installing new signalised pedestrian and cycle crossings at the intersections of Station Road with Walmsley Road and Saleyards Road.
- Constructing new raingardens along Station Road to improve stormwater quality and contribute to a greener, more sustainable streetscape.
