Jacobs selected for major New Zealand highway project

Jacobs' assignment covers all 15 bridges, utility relocations and building facilities packages within the highway project.

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Program to deliver major safety, resilience and connectivity improvements between Auckland and Northland

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jacobs (NYSE: J) has been selected by ACCIONA to provide multidisciplinary design and project delivery services for the Warkworth to Te Hana Ara Tūhono section of New Zealand's Northland Corridor highway program. The program is expected to improve travel reliability, safety and resilience, strengthen freight connections, and support communities between Auckland and Northland.

Render of the Hōteo Viaduct. Image: NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.

As the country's largest public-private partnership transportation infrastructure project, it includes approximately 16 miles (26 kilometers) of four-lane expressway, grade-separated interchanges at Warkworth, Wellsford and Te Hana, twin tunnels through Dome Valley and 15 bridges. The New Zealand government estimates the project's total value at approximately US$2.1 billion (NZ$3.6 billion).

Jacobs will design all 15 bridges, the utility relocations and building facilities packages. Work includes design management, geotechnical engineering, digital engineering and building services.

Jacobs Executive Vice President Sinead Giblin said: "Reliable transportation networks are essential to the long-term prosperity of communities and economies. This project will help to improve mobility, strengthen network resilience and support future growth across northern New Zealand. By combining integrated design, digital delivery and multidisciplinary engineering services, Jacobs will contribute to creating infrastructure that provides lasting value for the people, businesses and communities that depend on this route every day."

Warkworth to Te Hana forms the first section of the wider Northland Corridor and is classified as a Road of National Significance on the country's state highway network.

ACCIONA Managing Director Construction for Australia and New Zealand José Angel Andrés López said: "The Warkworth to Te Hana project represents much more than a new motorway. It is an investment in the people, businesses and communities that rely on safe and reliable transport connections every day. ACCIONA is proud to combine local capability with global expertise to deliver this transformative project for New Zealand. We are delighted to welcome Jacobs to the team and look forward to drawing on their industry-leading expertise as we bring this vision to life."

Ranked No. 2 in Transportation by Engineering News-Record, Jacobs delivers complex transportation programs that improve mobility, resilience and connectivity. In New Zealand, projects include the Northwest Busway, Eastern Busway and Auckland Northern Corridor Improvements program, and globally New York’s Grand Central Madison program and Penn Station Access and the Elizabeth line in the U.K., connecting communities and supporting sustainable economic growth.

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and a team of approximately 47,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we’re creating a more connected and sustainable world. See how at jacobs.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, X and Facebook.

Jacobs employs more than 400 people across New Zealand. Working with the New Zealand public and private sectors, Jacobs delivers the nation’s most critical infrastructure, energy, environmental and community programs — creating social value by improving resilience, driving economic growth and enhancing quality of life.

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Key Terms

public-private partnership financial

A public-private partnership is a collaborative arrangement where government entities and private companies work together to fund, build, and operate projects or services that benefit the public, such as roads, schools, or hospitals. For investors, these partnerships can create opportunities to invest in infrastructure and services that have long-term stability and potential for steady returns, as they combine public support with private sector efficiency.

grade-separated interchanges technical

A road junction where two or more traffic streams cross at different vertical levels using bridges, tunnels, or embankments so vehicles can transfer between roads via ramps without meeting other streams at the same ground level. Ramps and lanes connect the different levels to allow merging, exiting, and through movement while avoiding traffic lights or stop-controlled crossings; designs range from simple overpasses to complex multi-level systems. Grade-separated interchanges require more space, engineering and cost than at-grade intersections, and are used to keep traffic moving continuously and reduce conflict points.

geotechnical engineering technical

Engineering discipline that studies the properties and behavior of soil, rock, groundwater and other earth materials beneath and around built structures. Geotechnical engineers gather information through site investigation (borings, sampling, in‑situ tests and laboratory testing), analyze stability and strength, and use those results to design and specify foundations, slopes, retaining structures, earthworks and ground‑improvement or remediation measures. The field is limited to the interaction between the ground and engineered works—it does not design building superstructures but provides the ground-related data and designs those supports that the structures depend on.