Waka Kotahi is advising that SH2 will remain reduced to a single lane over the weekend at the site of an underslip on the southern approach to the Motu Bridge between Gisborne and Opotiki.
As parts of the Central North Island start to dry off ahead of the next big deluge, and others continue to batter strong winds and heavy rain, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people to take care and be aware on the roads these school holidays.
Saddle Road will be closed between Ashhurst and Woodville during the day on weekdays in the upcoming July school holidays, to allow essential resurfacing and maintenance work to be completed.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Gisborne District Council have completed the most significant component of the Gisborne-wide asphalting programme, with the asphalting and resurfacing of the Gladstone Road bridge deck and replacement of the deck joints. Structural repairs to the underside of the bridge have also been completed.
Steps to improve safety and reduce traffic noise on State Highway 3 at Egmont Village, Taranaki, will get underway shortly, in response to feedback from the local community.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, together with Waikato Regional Council and Hamilton City Council, are planning changes to SH3 Ōhaupō Road in Glenview to support a new bus hub and to improve safety and connections for people who are walking and cycling.
Work to make State Highway 1 (SH1) Waikato Expressway safer at Hampton Downs will get underway next week, with two overnight closures planned so temporary steel barriers can be installed.
The new Te Maunga interchange, at the State Highway 2 and 29A intersection at Baypark, will partially open late Monday night, 4 July, taking traffic over State Highway 2.
State Highway 54 Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road will be closed between the intersections of State Highway 3 Rangitikei Line and Milson Line in Palmerston North for five days beginning Monday 11 July for maintenance.
It’s well known that the Waikato region is a fantastic place to be during the colder months of the year, especially with the ski fields on Mt Ruapehu set to open early July.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Taranaki maintenance contractor, Downer, has delivered a large maintenance programme over the 2021/22 summer construction season, despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and severe weather events.