Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says recent road rebuilding work on State Highway 3 at Mountain Road, Tariki, between Midhirst and Inglewood, does not meet the expectations it has for work on its state highways and will need to be rectified.
Waka Kotahi has met with affected community members to outline options for those in the closure zone when State Highway 6 closes for emergency repairs next month.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that essential safety work taking place on State Highway 1 Waikato Expressway south of Rangiriri this week will see traffic down to one lane.
Residents and regular users of State Highway 6 are being reminded there will be no direct link for them to use between Hira and Rai Valley when emergency repairs begin next month.
Crews across the weekend are working hard in the lead-up to Labour Weekend, and there are noticeable signs of progress across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region.
As part of Road to Zero, Aotearoa’s road safety strategy, construction for stage one of the central section of the Whangārei to Wellsford safety improvements is set to start next Wednesday 26 October.
Summer resurfacing work gets underway after Labour Weekend at two sites near Greymouth, says Moira Whinham, Maintenance Contract Manager for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.