Bethlehem Road: Improving road safety and stormwater management

We recently completed Stage 2 of the Bethlehem Road safety and stormwater upgrades. Now, we’re continuing the upgrade to make improvements to a small section of Bethlehem Road directly outside Hangarau Marae.

Why are we doing it?

The community has raised safety concerns about this area, highlighting the lack of safe crossing points and a long, uninterrupted stretch of road making higher vehicle speeds a risk.

This work focuses on enhancing safety for local tamariki outside Hangarau Marae. The upgrades are designed to slow traffic, improve visibility, and create safer walking and cycling routes.

What are we doing?

The new safety features outside the marae include a pedestrian crossing, speed humps and a shared path and streetlights.

Some minor stormwater upgrades will be made in this phase of work. Full stormwater upgrades will be looked at in the future.

Construction will begin on Monday, 3 November 2025 and is expected to take six weeks to complete, weather permitting.

Final design of the Bethlehem Road Stage 2 Extension safety upgrades

Traffic management
Traffic management will be in place during construction. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. For your safety and the safety of others, please follow the instructions given by the traffic management staff.

Driveway access
During upgrades of driveways, access may temporarily be restricted for up to 48 hours. Our team will provide a heads-up and work with you to minimise inconvenience. Pedestrian access will be maintained so that visitors and (emergency) service providers always have access.

Rubbish collection
Council rubbish and recycling collections will continue as usual.