Howard Road water pipe renewal

Next week

Howard Road will be open on Monday. Crews will be on site cleaning up, moving equipment and laying temporary chip seal to the road.

On  Tuesday and Thursday, weather dependent, Howard  Road will be closed from 8:30am to 4:30am to allow for milling and asphalting of the trench line. This timing allows for Point Howard Playcentre’s operations on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Please note, this work requires dry weather. If it is raining, the work will need to be postponed until conditions are suitable on a Tuesday and Thursday. Once the resealing is completed, Stage 1 will be fully completed allowing residents below 67 Howard Road to return to normal.

Stage 2

Location: 67 Howard Rd to 90 Howard Rd

Timeframe: the commencement of Stage 2 to be confirmed soon.

The shutdown is scheduled for Tuesday 23 April from 10am to 3pm. We have notified residents with a letter drop on Friday 19 April.

By Wednesday, all watermain works will be completed.

On Friday 26 April, Action Civil will return to remove the temporary watermain and most of their equipment from site. The road will reopen once this has been completed.

A crew will return shortly to reseal the trench line. We are still confirming a time for this work and will notify residents in advance. This resealing will require two-three days’ work during which time the road will need to be closed again.

Thank you again for your patience.  Wellington Water and Hutt City Council understand people’s frustration at the changing timeframes and delays in finishing Stage 1 works. A review of the work programme is being carried out as a base to provide more accurate timeframes for Stage 2 works.

Meanwhile, we are committed to completing Stage 1 works.

Stage 2

Commencement of Stage 2 is under review with a decision soon.

Next week - March 18

The crew will continue working their way up Howard Road and hope to connect into the new watermain that was installed earlier at Ngaumatau Rd. They will then reinstate Ngaumatau Rd.

No shutdowns during the week are planned at this stage. However, we will notify residents if this changes.

As always, we welcome all feedback and questions. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

Installation of new pipeline on Howard Road

We remain on track to completing this section at the end of this month. Impacts on residents will be significantly reduced once this section is done.

We also successfully completed a water shutdown on Wednesday which had been rescheduled from Monday due to the wet conditions. The reason we can’t do shutdowns in wet weather is because of the welding process that melts and fuses the polyethylene (PE) pipes together.

The materials need to be completely dry and stay dry during the welding. Tarpaulins can be used to mitigate this but attempting it during a shutdown is too risky as we might not be able to turn the water back on should something go wrong.

Next week

The team will be continuing down the middle of Howard Road with trenching and pipelaying. No shutdowns during the week are planned at this stage. However, we will notify residents if this changes.

We welcome all feedback and questions. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

It’s been another week of steady progress on Stage 1 with trenching and pipelaying work down the middle of Howard Road. We remain on track to finishing this section, which is the most difficult, near the end of March.  

Householders will receive a letter on Friday, 1 March to confirm the water shutdown with more details. We appreciate everyone’s understanding about these procedures, which are essential to connect the new temporary water main.

Meanwhile, we welcome all feedback and questions. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

The crew is also continuing to do their best to accommodate residents’ access needs.

A big thank you to the residents for providing freshly baked treats for the team. The food and friendliness are very much appreciated.

The water shutdown next Thursday is necessary so we can connect the new temporary water main.

The crew are making good progress  with stage 1 of the works 59 Howard Rd to 2 Ngaumatu Road.

We expect to finish end of March. Once completed, residents will have normal access, excluding 67 Howard Road and further up.

We appreciate the community's co-operation with the team to ensure safe pedestrian access through the work site. Please keep up the good health and safety practices, making sure you have made eye contact with one of the team and that you have been given the go ahead to walk through before proceeding.

We have received an inquiry regarding whether residents could be informed on days when Howard Road is going to be partially open. Unfortunately, we can’t do this because the situation can change rapidly in terms of having to move diggers and other heavy equipment and the focus is on ensuring safety at all times. We will continue to provide updates by text message regarding any changes.  

We really appreciate the way residents are co-operating with the team to ensure safe access through the work site. Residents have been very good about waiting outside the work area until one of the team has informed the digger operator to stand down and given the resident(s) the go ahead to walk through. There’s always a risk of people relaxing more as time progresses though, so please everyone, keep up these good health and safety practices and make sure you have made eye contact with one of the team and that you have been given the go ahead to walk through before proceeding.

Thank you everyone, for your patience while we carry out this work. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

We may need to action a water shutdown, potentially on Thursday, in order to connect a new temporary water pipe.

A notice will be provided to  confirmed this. so please keep checking your mailboxes.

Otherwise, work will be on the same lines as the past week. The trenching work requires the crew to locate individual property connections, so you may have one of the team calling at your home to ask to locate services on your property. This will not be disruptive.

We really appreciate the way residents are co-operating with the team to ensure safe access through the work site. Residents have been very good about waiting outside the work area until one of the team has informed the digger operator to stand down and given the resident(s) the go ahead to walk through. There’s always a risk of people relaxing more as time progresses though, so please everyone, keep up these good health and safety practices and make sure you have made eye contact with one of the team and that you have been given the go ahead to walk through before proceeding.

Thank you everyone, for your patience while we carry out this work. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

The crew has been doing their best to accommodate residents’ access needs and continuing to work with Point Howard Association to communicate any changes to road closures as they occur through the Association’s text messaging service.

For any queries or questions, please email - pthowardassn@gmail.com

Work will be continuing on Howard Road from Wednesday. The trenching work requires the crew to locate individual property connections, so just a reminder that you may have one of the team calling at your home to ask to locate services on your property. This will not be disruptive.

Again, we appreciate everyone’s patience while we carry out this work. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

The crew has been doing their best to accommodate residents’ access needs and continuing to work with Point Howard Association to communicate any changes to road closures as they occur through the Association’s text messaging service.

Stage 1

Location: 59 Howard Rd to 2 Ngaumatu Road

Underway, expected to finish end of March.

Once finished with this section most residents will have normal access, excluding 67 Howard Road and up.

Stage 2

Location: 67 Howard Rd to 90 Howard Rd

Timeframe: To commence immediately after completion of stage 1.

Most residents will have normal access, excluding 67 Howard Road and up.

Stage 3

Location: Reserve area adjacent to 90 Howard Rd.

Timeframe: Still in planning phase requiring consents from the Regional Council to allow the works to progress

Stage 4

Start date to be confirmed. Area of work:  Howard Road below the upper intersection with Nikau Road. 53 Howard Rd to 2A Nikau Rd. This work will be phased:

Phase A - middle section (18 - 74 Howard Rd)

Phase B - lower section (1 - 16 Howard). The work on this section will impact all residents in Point Howard.

Again, where the works require the road to be closed, we will continue providing the shuttle and parking arrangements.

The crew has also installed a temporary watermain above ground in the area of Howard Road around the junction with 2 Ngaumatau Road. This is needed because the road is so narrow in this area that the new watermain will need to sit right next to the old watermain. Excavating next to the old main is risky so the temporary water main will ensure supply while excavation is underway.

From Monday, January 29

Stage 1 trenching work to install the new watermain is underway. The work will start from the Ngaumatau Road junction with Howard Road and progress up to 59 Howard Road.  This is expected to take around two months to complete.

Due to the nature of Howard Road, locating all individual property connections is proving challenging. The crew will be continuing to do this. So, you may see one of the team come and knock on your door and ask to locate services on your property. This will not be disruptive.

Thank you, we appreciate everyone’s patience while we carry out this work. Wellington Water is committed to working with residents to balance your needs with the requirement to progress works safely and efficiently.

During works

• Your postie is trying to deliver mail outside of the road closure times but, if this can’t be done, mail will be held at the Eastbourne Four Square.
• Send a ‘fob request’ form to savage.glenn@gmail.com if you want to use the parking area by the boat ramp in Seaview Marina.
• The shuttle is operating during pedestrian access times (7.30-9am, 12-12.30pm and 3-4.30pm) and will run from the marina carpark at the bottom of the hill up to the road closure on Howard Road.

With the road closed on Mondays, residents can leave any kerbside collections at the wide area on Howard Road located uphill of the intersection of Howard Road and Nikau Road (the upper intersection at 35 Nikau / 59 Howard Rd) as shown

Point Howard works - collection points - Jan/Feb 2024