Kāpiti Expressway

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Kāpiti Expressway is a major New Zealand highway route on the Kāpiti Coast that streamlines traffic flow and reduces congestion north of Wellington.

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Kāpiti Expressway canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expressway
state highway
belongsToNetwork New Zealand State Highway network
connectsTo Mackays Crossing
Peka Peka to Ōtaki section of SH1
Transmission Gully Motorway
constructionMethod greenfield expressway alignment
country New Zealand
direction north–south
environmentalConsideration includes noise barriers in urban sections
includes stormwater treatment systems
hasAccessControl partial
hasJunctionWith Kapiti Road
Peka Peka Road
Raumati Road
Te Moana Road
hasLaneCount two lanes each direction on most sections
hasSpeedLimit 100 km/h (in most sections)
hasStructure bridges over local roads and waterways
grade-separated interchanges
impact diverted through-traffic away from Kāpiti town centres
reduced travel times between Wellington and Kāpiti Coast
locatedIn Kāpiti Coast
linked to: Kapiti Coast

Wellington Region
managedBy Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
nearbyCity Wellington
nearbyTown Paraparaumu
Waikanae
openedInPart 2017
2022
parallelTo North Island Main Trunk railway (in parts)
partOf State Highway 1
partOfCorridor Wellington Northern Corridor
purpose to reduce congestion on the Kāpiti Coast
to streamline traffic flow north of Wellington
regionServed Paraparaumu
Peka Peka
Raumati
linked to: Raumati South

Waikanae
replaces former State Highway 1 route through Kāpiti urban areas
roadType dual carriageway
safetyFeature central median barrier
limited property access
status operational

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Paraparaumu roadServedBy Kāpiti Expressway
subject linked to: Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Kapiti Coast hasHighway Kāpiti Expressway
Kāpiti Coast District hasHighway Kāpiti Expressway