The need to swiftly remove a tree next to the road means Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency needs to close a section of State Highway 2 for two days early next month.
With just a few weeks until the start of the road renewal season, contractors are getting ready to deliver on the largest programme the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region has seen.
Work on a new slow vehicle bay on State Highway 2 south of Raupunga in northern Hawke’s Bay is progressing well, with tree felling completed earlier this month.
A new lane at the summit of Saddle Road is now available for drivers to use while work continues to stabilise the road and repair cracks identified last month.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is committed to Road to Zero, a vision for Aotearoa New Zealand where no one is killed or seriously injured on our roads.
State highways across the motu will see a burst of activity over spring and summer, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency gearing up for the country’s largest-ever road renewal season.
Contractors are now clearing the major roadworks site on State Highway 59 north of Pukerua Bay ahead of its reopening on Thursday (15 September 2022) at 5.30 am.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is pleased to advise that from 4pm tomorrow (Friday 9 September 2022), State Highway 5 will reopen to two lanes at the dropout site between Te Haroto and Tarawera.
Waka Kotahi and the Mt Messenger Alliance are looking forward to restarting work that has been paused for more than three weeks while a small group of people were unlawfully occupying a work site for the Te Ara o Te Ata: Mt Messenger Bypass project at the summit of Mt Messenger, following their departure today.
State Highway 59 remains closed between Pukerua Bay and Paekākāriki as contractors work to stabilise the hill above the road. This area had multiple slips last month and requires a significant amount of work to allow the highway to be made safe for road users.
