Description
The Tauriko Enabling Works will improve safety at intersections of SH29 with Redwood Lane, Belk Road and Cambridge Road, enable development of up to 2400 homes within Tauriko West, support expansion of Tauriko Business Estate, protect the freight route to the Port, improve journey reliability and access to public transport, walking and cycling.
Rating Highlights
| Category | Credit | Achievements/ Description |
| Stakeholders | Sta-2 | Level 3 verified for Sta-2 Level of engagement - The hapū partners collaborated on some of the key aspects of the project including the preferred solution for the noise wall and various cultural artworks. This reflects the desire of the 3 hapū to maintain or revive wetlands, enhance waterways and culturally significant landform legibility to preserve and protect them. The constructed wetlands and landscape planting within the natural wetlands as part of this project will contribute to positive sustainable outcomes using nature-based solutions. The natural wetlands also influenced the alignment of the road. |
| Procurement | Pro-2 | NZTA’s Broader Outcomes procurement strategy aligns with the credit’s objective to show a publicly stated commitment to require sustainability aspects to be considered in the procurement process, and the commitments were embedded into the project’s sustainability objectives. |
| The design for the SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works project is the first commended Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Council rating NZ Transport Agency has achieved under its Sustainability Rating Scheme Policy for the design phase. This is NZ Transport Agency’s first verified IS rating, under its Sustainability Rating Scheme Policy.
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