State Highway 1 transformation
Following the opening of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, the old State Highway 1 (SH1), between Poplar Avenue and Peka Peka, is no longer the state highway. The old highway has been upgraded and handed to Council to manage as a local road.
The transition to a local road
Transitioning SH1 to a local road is a formal process. It involves 'revoking' or removing SH1’s classification as a national highway and transferring responsibility for it from the NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) to Council.
Council worked with NZTA Waka Kotahi to create a high quality local road that supports connectivity across Kāpiti, improving access to and from the Paraparaumu and Waikanae town centres, and our district’s resilience.
Renaming the old SH1 is the last step in the revocation process
