Luggate’s Red Bridge, on SH8A near Wanaka, will be closed Monday and Tuesday, 15 and 16 August, for scaffolding to come down now that bridge repairs are completed, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
South Island drivers need to check the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency traffic map before heading through alpine areas and inland Dunedin/ Otago this week.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that overnight maintenance work on the State Highway 3 Bulls Bridge will be undertaken from Tuesday 9 August to Thursday 11 August.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 12 August. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the Te Puke Highway, near Pah Road, will be reduced to one lane on Tuesday 9 August, and on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 August the road shoulder will be closed.
Significant repair work continues on a number of roads across the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region, as well as further afield, following recent extreme weather.
During August there will be a number of changes around Bayfair roundabout and Bayfair Shopping Centre, as construction ramps up in the area as part of the Bay Link project.
Road users in Wellington and Wairarapa should plan ahead, consider alternative routes, and be prepared for delays with State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill will be closed tomorrow night – Thursday, 4 August.
State Highway 1 will close between Rangipo and Waiouru later this week, to allow the completion of surfacing works to resolve a number of areas that have deteriorated significantly over the winter period.
State Highway 2, from the northern entry to the Waioeka Gorge through to Matawai, will be closed from 7am to 4pm Wednesday 3 August to complete remedial work at two slip sites.
Urgent works to repair potholes on State Highway 3 near the Rugby Road underpass at Tariki, between Inglewood and Stratford, will be carried out on Tuesday 2 August.