The Eastern Busway project provides 5km of busway between Pakuranga and Botany fully separated from other traffic. The project provides better connections and sustainable travel options for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, bus and train customers. In addition to the busway, 12km of safe and separated walking and cycling routes are part of the project. By 2028 the busway will carry 18,000 passengers per day, more than four times the 3,700 bus passengers per day before Covid-19. By 2048 it is expected to increase to 24,000 passengers per day. Construction on this stage of the Eastern Busway project commenced in 2023 and completion is expected in 2027.

The role of Bartleys Consultants Ltd in the Eastern Busway Project is to undertake the pavement design for the busway, bus stations, adjacent Local and Arterial roads that are affected by the reconfiguration of routes, design roads in Greenfields areas, and interface with other project disciplines in providing a holistic and robust pavement solution that meets the sustainability and economic objectives of the project.

O Mahurangi - Penlink will cross over East Coast Road and connect to SH1 with a new interchange, including south facing ramps. The interchange will allow future land development in the Weiti area. The corridor will connect to Whangaparoa Road and Beverly Road with a new signalised intersection. The corridor then crosses the Weiti River on a new bridge. The corridor is just north of Stillwater with a new connection for the community. The corridor then continues towards SH1 south by Ara Weiti Road. The corridor traverses both existing developed areas and greenfields areas. Construction commenced in 2023 and completion of the project is expected in late 2026.

The role of Bartley Consultants Ltd is to undertake the pavement design of the 7km (two lane, two way) O Mahurangi main alignment connecting SH1 to Whangaparoa, including utilising existing pavements where applicable and developing greenfields pavement solutions. The role also included providing pavement designs for on and off-ramps, local connecting roads and also designing the Whangaparoa Rd intersection to suit the new traffic volumes. Bartley consultants Ltd were also responsible for designing the shared use path adjacent to the new alignment.

The Atkinson Avenue Corridor Improvements Project was part of the 2021/2022 Auckland Transport Safety Improvements Programme for providing safe pedestrian crossing facilities and managing excessive speed on this busy urban arterial. This $3M project included the construction of new pedestrian crossings across and along Atkinson Ave, improvements to three signalised intersections and the installation of asphalt speed tables on Atkinson Ave and its side streets. Construction of these improvements commenced in April 2022 and was completed in December 2022.

Bartley Consultants were involved as the construction engineers managing the construction contract and providing specialised advice on the asphalt speed table construction over the road pavement in marginal conditions. In conjunction with Auckland Transport and the Contractor Fulton Hogan, the project was implemented successfully under budget, with value added by improving existing pavement conditions over the intersections as a result of the speed table works. The learnings from this project were also applied to the other asphalt speed table works in various safety projects Auckland wide.

The Taniwha St Cycle Lane project was the first 2.2km section that was constructed under the Auckland Transport Glen Innes Cycle Lane Links Programme. This $6M project also included improvements to the existing bus stops, the re-construction of the Taniwha St/Elstree Ave roundabout and the construction of pedestrian crossing facilities along the new cycle lane. Construction of this project commenced in November 2022 and was completed in October 2023.

Bartley Consultants were involved in the construction management of this project as the Engineer’s Representative and site engineers. Bartley Consultants, with extensive experience of design and construction management of all infrastructures on a road corridor, was also involved in the coordination with the Auckland Transport Road Asset Management and Renewal Team (kerb and channel and asphalt surfacing renewals), Watercare, Vector, Chorus, Healthy Water (Council’s stormwater team), Kainga Ora and various private developers to ensure a “dig once” approach was implemented, and the costs were fairly shared among different parties.

Bartley Consultants, as the pavement design and construction specialist, also carried out the design of the pavement repair and reinstatement works at the Taniwha St/Elstree Ave roundabout and its westbound approach on Taniwha St (250m long section) under this project.

The Waikato Expressway is a four-lane highway which extends from the Bombay Hills to south of Cambridge. The expressway was part of the Roads of National Significance programme, and was constructed in seven sections (including the Huntly Section) and it provides an effective and efficient transport network connecting the business and freight centres of Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

The Huntly Section is the fifth section of the Waikato Expressway with construction between 2015 and 2020. The M$458 project comprised 15.2 km of divided, four-lane expressway extending from Ohinewai in the north to Gordonton to the south. The project included interchanges at each end and connections with local roads at Ralph Road, Orini Road and Waring Road.

Bartley Consultants was part of the Opus/Jacobs lead design team for the Fulton Hogan/WEB design and construct consortium. Bartley Consultants role in the project was to carry out pavement design, specification of materials and construction requirements, and on-site construction monitoring.

This project involved the construction of 27km of four-lane (two in each direction) median-divided motorway from MacKays to Linden (through Transmission Gully), with interchanges connecting the route to MacKays, SH58, eastern Porirua and Kenepuru. The road was opened to traffic in March 2022.

The motorway is a key part of the Wellington Northern Corridor ‘Roads of National Significance’ and is an important connector for freight travelling between Wellington’s ports and the lower and central North Island. It is designed to provide a critical lifeline to Wellington in the event of an earthquake or other major disruption.

Transmission Gully is the first roading project in New Zealand to be procured through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Bartley Consultants were part of the AECOM lead design team for the CPB/HEB JV who constructed this project. Bartley Consultants carried out the pavement design component of this project.

Bartley Consultants have had a significant involvement in the design of pavement rehabilitation treatments within the Auckland region since 2003. During this time over 300 pavement rehabilitation, road reconstruction and seal extension treatments have been designed and successfully implemented in the following contracts:

The Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway starts south of the existing Tamahere interchange and runs for 16km, ending around 2.5km south of Cambridge town where it connects with the existing State Highway 1. HEB Construction began work in September 2013 and the project was completed in December 2015.

The Waikato Expressway is a four-lane highway which extends from the Bombay Hills to south of Cambridge. The expressway, which is part of the Roads of National Significance programme, is being built in seven sections (including the Cambridge Bypass section) and will provide a more effective and efficient transport network connecting the business centres of Waikato, Auckland and Bay of Plenty. It will improve economic growth by more efficiently moving people and freight.

Bartley Consultants were part of the URS lead design team for the HEB design and build consortium. Our role was to carry out the pavement design, specify the construction requirements to be achieved on-site and carry out the site monitoring for the pavement construction.

A highway recognised by the government as a Road of National Significance, the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) is the Bay of Plenty’s largest roading project and a key strategic transport corridor for the region.

The Tauranga Eastern Link comprises 21km of new State Highway and includes interchanges at Mangatawa, Domain Road, a new roundabout for Paengaroa junction, overbridge for Parton Road, bridge over the Kaituna River, underpass for Maketu Road and bridge over the East Coast Main Trunk railway line (SH2/33). Construction work commenced in late 2010 and finished in July 2015.

Bartley Consultants were part of the OPUS/URS lead design team for the Fulton Hogan/HEB Construction Alliance who built this project. Bartley Consultants were responsible for the pavement design and specifying the construction requirements for all road pavements and surfacing and monitoring the construction of the pavement.

The SH18 Hobsonville Deviation project was completed in September 2011. It consists of a 6 kilometre, 4-lane motorway from the end of the Northwestern Motorway at Hobsonville Road to the western end of Upper Harbour Bridge in Hobsonville. This project also included a 3 kilometre, 4-lane extension of the SH16 Northwestern Motorway from Hobsonville Road to Brigham Creek Road in Whenuapai.

The SH18 section of motorway forms a key link in the western ring route which will ultimately connect SH20 (Manukau to Waterview) with SH16 (Northwestern Motorway) and SH18 (Upper Harbour Drive).

Bartley Consultants, along with Aurecon, were part of the HEB lead design and build consortium for this project. Our role was to carry out the pavement design and specify the construction requirements for the 300,000m2 of new pavement that was constructed on this project. As well as the design role, Bartley Consultants provided technical support to the construction team during the physical works.

Bartley Consultants partnered with Opus International Consultants from 2008 to 2012 to deliver the professional services for Auckland Transports annual programme of works on the Hauraki Gulf Islands. This work comprised all of the investigation, design and monitoring required to ensure that the Roading, Drainage and Structures major maintenance and renewal programmes of work were delivered on time, to cost and to a consistently high standard.

On Waiheke Island, the roading component of work typically involved widening and strengthening existing road pavements, which are no longer providing a suitable level of service, to cater for future traffic demands and to meet the needs of cyclists and pedestrians. Many of the roads needed to be widened with footpaths provided and this often required the construction of retaining walls to support the increased formation width. In coastal areas it was also common for additional road side parking to be provided. In total, Bartley Consultants were involved in delivering the annual roading programme of works on Waiheke Island from 2006 to 2012. Some of the more significant roading projects included:

Alfred Street is a one-way road that runs between Princes Street and Symonds Street in the heart of Auckland University. Bartley Consultants and the Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance consortium of MWH, Leightons and Blacktop Construction were tasked with upgrading Alfred Street to address concerns about the condition of the road pavement, road drainage and pedestrian facilities. This all needed to be achieved working in close proximity to a significant number of protected street trees that line each side of the street.

Bartley Consultants were responsible for developing a road pavement design that would achieve a 25 year design life, a geometric design that allowed the road level to be raised (thus minimising excavation near the trees), a paving design for the footpath areas, and drainage improvements to reduce surface water issues.

This project, which was implemented in early 2011, has significantly improved the quality and amenity value of this section of road.

The State Highway 20 Mt Roskill Extension project was completed in May 2009. This project, which creates another key link in the western ring route, involved extending the Southwestern Motorway 4.5km from Queenstown Road in Hillsborough through Mt Roskill to Maioro Street in New Windsor. Two new interchanges were constructed at Hillsborough Road and Dominion Road and a new roundabout was constructed where the motorway intersected Sandringham Road. Four new overbridges were constructed to separate local road traffic from the motorway traffic.

Bartley Consultants were part of the URS lead design team for this project carrying out the pavement design of the main motorway alignment, ramps and local roads. One of the main challenges for this project was associated with the extremely variable ground conditions which ranged from alluvium to Waitemata Series clayey silts, siltstones and sandstones, tuff, scoria and solid basalt rock.

Bartley Consultants Ltd were commissioned by the former Papakura District Council in 2006 to inspect a number of roads in the Takanini area where Gobi blocks have been used to provide parking adjacent to the main carriageway. The Gobi blocks were laid adjacent to the sealed pavement in selected streets in the Takanini area some 20 to 30 years ago. They were provided so that water flowing from the sealed road surface could flow into or over the Gobi block paving. Surplus water could then flow on to the grass verge which was shaped to provide a shallow swale discharging to centrally placed catchpits.

Over time the condition of the gobi block paving and adjacent grass verge areas had deteriorated to a point where the road side was unsightly, significant surface water ponding was occurring and the gobi block paving had become almost impermeable.

Bartley Consultants were tasked with widening the sealed road pavements, to incorporate the gobi block paving areas. In addition to designing the widening of the road pavements to cater for the traffic and parking demands, the roads were strengthened and drainage measures installed to ensure that the ground water levels continued to be recharged even with the increase in impervious area. The improvement generally extended from boundary to boundary and included the upgrade of pedestrian facilities.

This work was progressively implemented in Manuroa Road, Station Road, Princes Street, Le Havre Place and Takanini School Road between 2009 and 2012.

Fred Thomas Drive was upgraded in late 2006 in conjunction with the New Zealand Transport Agencies Northern Busway Project. Bartley Consultants were commissioned by the former North Shore City Council to design the upgrade of Fred Thomas Drive from Takapuna Landing to Anzac Street. The design incorporated a southbound bus lane, on-road and off-road cycle lanes, improved pedestrian facilities and improved road drainage.

One of the challenges with this site was designing a pavement which wouldn't be significantly affected as a result of the ongoing settlement of landfill materials which underlie the road pavement. The pavement design incorporated a foamed bitumen base, which was a relatively new stabilisation treatment at the time, to provide a robust yet flexible base. The stabilisation treatment also helped to avoid any discontinuity of pavement materials and performance at the interface between the existing pavement and new widening.

Bartley Consultants were commissioned by the former Auckland City Council to investigate flooding occurring at Mulberry Grove School, Great Barrier Island. The flooding occurred whenever the adjacent stream exceeded the capacity of the road culverts and the road was overtopped. The flooding extended into the carpark area of the adjacent school.

Bartley Consultants carried out a stormwater analysis for the catchment area upstream of the road culverts in accordance with the former ARC document TP108. The US Army of Corps Hydraulic Engineering Centre (HEC) Hydraulic Modelling System (HMS) and River Analysis System (RAS) software was used to model the existing stormwater flows, determine the capacity of the existing culverts and to model potential flood mitigation options.

A number of flood mitigation options were assessed and in conjunction with Auckland City Council a decision was made to install a new 2.5m wide by 1.5m high box culvert next to the existing box culverts. Bartley Consultants prepared the supporting design documentation required for the resource and building consent applications. Construction drawings were also prepared and the implementation of the works was supervised by one of Bartley Consultants experienced site engineers. One of the main challenges on this project involved keeping the road open during the construction of the culvert. This required a collaborative approach, between our site engineer and the road maintenance contractor on Great Barrier Island, in order to find workable solutions using locally available resources. The work was completed in 2010.