Improving crossing safety in Oreil Ave, West Harbour

Project Update (December 2025)

This project is still moving forward and is now scheduled for January 2026 delivery, during the school holidays.

The work requires significant closures and is best to be done while school is on break.

We will share the confirmed construction schedule with the community before work begins.

Project Update (April 2025)

We originally planned to compete this work in March 2025, we are now looking at constructing the changes by June 2025.

We will update this webpage should there be more changes to the plan.

About the project

We’ve received requests from West Harbour School to address safety concerns for people crossing the road outside the school, especially school children.

This street is well known by residents for speeding drivers who use Oreil Ave to get to and from the motorway near Westgate or Royal Road, to avoid heavy traffic and lengthy delays on busy main roads.

We're upgrading this section of Oreil Avenue, to ensure students safety while travelling to school and better walking access for the community to local amenities. We want to provide you with safe, convenient, and well-connected travel options.

Our plans include:

• Upgrading the informal crossing outside West Harbour School to a raised zebra crossing with crossing island. The raised zebra crossing will slow drivers on approach and make the crossing level with the footpath so people crossing are more visible to motorists. The crossing island is a small section of pavement within the median strip that provides a safe waiting area for people who cross the road.
• Widening the footpath on the southern side of the crossing to provide more room and a safe area to wait before crossing the road 
• Installing tactile pavers which are yellow guidance paving markers at the crossing points to help vision impaired people cross the road
• Moving the bus stop near Manutewhau Walk to outside 113 Oreil Ave to make way for the new crossing improvements
• Painting no stopping at all times (broken yellow lines) to clear access and helps with visibility to see people using the crossing.
• Painting new road markings and installing signs so motorists know they are near a school, to slow on approach and to give priority to people crossing the road

Benefits to your community

• Improves safety for everyone of different accessibility needs and for speed reduction outside the school
• Encourages drivers to slow down and take extra care when approaching the school crossing and improves visibility between motorists and people crossing the road
• Pram crossings make it safer and more convenient for people pushing prams or strollers to cross roads. It helps ensure those with mobility needs can navigate crossings more easily.
• New road markings and signs clarify right of way, improve safety by minimising risk of collisions, and ensures compliance with traffic regulations.
• Walking is good for the environment and good for your health. It helps reduce reliance on cars for local trips, decreasing traffic congestion and reducing our carbon emissions.

How to contact us  

If you’d like to speak to someone about our plans, please get in touch as soon as you can by emailing us at ATengagement@at.govt.nz