The new $6m Reids Canal Bridge on State Highway 2 near Edgecumbe was officially opened today by the NZ Transport Agency and Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne.
The Waioeka Gorge has made steady progress with the top third of the slope now stable and work is underway to stabilise a problematic area in the middle of the slope, says the NZTA.
The NZ Transport Agency says that good progress is being made towards securing the Waioeka Gorge slip site, and planning is underway for a planned temporary diversion route.
The Waioeka Gorge has made steady progress with the top third of the slope now stable and work is underway to stabilise a problematic area in the middle of the slope, says the NZTA.
Geologists assessing the slip face at the Waioeka Gorge say the site is still too unstable for workers to safely begin the task of removing slip material.
Acting BOP state highways manager Andrew Scott is urging motorists affected by the SH2 Waioeka Gorge closure to use SH35 around the East Cape or SH5 through Taupo after hearing reports that drivers are using the Motu Road.
Geotechnical testing has begun this week as part of the NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) investigation into improving the Maunganui-Girven Road intersection (MGI) on State Highway 2.
Minister of Transport Steven Joyce will officially open the Pyes Pa Bypass in Tauranga on Saturday (4 June) at 10am and the public is invited to come along and be among the first to cycle the new bypass before it opens to traffic.
The installation of a higher hand rail on the Hairini bridge finished last week means the Hairini Link Advanced Works project is now complete, says the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA).
A public information day to share the latest news on the Tauranga Eastern Link will be held on Wednesday, December 1 at Gordon Spratt Centre, Papamoa between 4pm and 7.30pm.