Wet weather continues to impact the roading network throughout the Bay of Plenty, with slips, downed trees and flooding causing challenging driving conditions.
Heavy rain is having a widespread impact on the roading network throughout the Bay of Plenty, with slips, downed trees and flooding causing traffic delays and unsafe conditions.
The first physical signs of the Bailey bridge that will replace the cyclone damaged Hikuwai no. 1 Bridge on State Highway 35 north of Gisborne are springing up, with piling work beginning this week.
New traffic management will be in place at the intersection of Princess Street and SH3 in Waitara from next Wednesday (10 May) as work on the southbound lane of the roundabout and underpass gets underway.
As colder nights become the norm, we are preparing to roll out the winter road maintenance programme. Given the weather-related delays we experienced at the start of 2023, some of our summer projects continue, along with final road resurfacing works across the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region.