New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has given a notice to Auckland Council of a requirement for a designation to construct, operate, maintain, and improve a vehicle safety centre as part of the operation of the state highway network, at 253 Mill Road, Bombay, Pukekohe.
The proposed work is part of a nationwide Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre (CVSC) programme which involves the development of 12 CVSC sites across the New Zealand state highway network. The intention is that Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) will be directed to the CVSC from State Highway 1 (SH1) for inspection by the New Zealand Police.
To provide for the CVSC, NZTA is proposing to designate land through a Notice of Requirement (NoR) served on the Council under the RMA 1991 and had concurrently applied for associated resource consents for the construction works for the CVSC, which have been granted.
The NoR for the CVSC will provide for:
• Control (compliance) building with staff, driver, and administrative facilities;
• On-site parking for staff and visitors;
• Heavy Commercial Vehicle weigh bridge;
• Single inspection shed (including under-vehicle inspection pit and roller brake machine);
• Inspection bays;
• Offload area;
• Bypass lane;
• Onsite stormwater, wastewater and water infrastructure;
• Landscaping;
• Signage and site fencing.
The CVSC site is situated approximately 250 metres east of the Bombay Interchange, at 253 Mill Road, Bombay. This location is intended to allow detection and assessment of freight traffic on SH1 as it reaches south of Auckland.
