About the project
The Harania Creek Flood Resilience Project is part of our
Making Space for Water programme. It aims to:
- significantly reduce the risk of flooding to residential properties and roads around Harania Creek
- increase stormwater capacity and make the network more resilient to future storm events
- improve access to the stormwater network to make it faster and easier to maintain the site.
This project will reduce flood levels for at least 45 properties, including 13 with intolerable risk to life.
This project does not include work on the Blake Road embankment. We will continue to find long-term options to improve waterflow and prevent future blockages at the embankment.
Artist impression of a new pipe bridge and foot bridge.
How we will do this
The project work includes:
- replacing the embankment in
Wai-purea / Blake Road Reserve with an open stream and pipe bridge to increase the water flow of Harania Creek around Blake Road Reserve and reduce chances of future flooding
- building a footbridge over the stream
- streamside (riparian) planting.
While this project will not completely prevent flooding, this investment will reduce risks by:
- providing more protection against future flooding
- preparing us better for heavy rain events.
Map of the project area
Harania Creek Flood Resilience Project area.
How this will impact you
We have started construction works in
Wai-purea / Blake Road Reserve, between Blake Road and Bicknell Road.
Construction will take place every Monday to Saturday from 7.30am to 6pm. In the event of an emergency, there could be construction works on Sundays.
During the construction:
- we will use Wai-purea / Blake Road Reserve to store construction materials
- there will be restricted access to Wai-purea / Blake Road Reserve
- we will contact you if we need to access your property but this is unlikely
- we will monitor any noise, dust and vibration to make sure they stay within required limits
- we will remove some street parking on Blake Road, Bicknell Road and Archboyd Avenue for safe truck and machinery movements
- we will mark the 'no parking' areas with a dashed yellow line.
More information
Email
bluegreen@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for more information about this project.
