Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will begin work shortly to help make State Highway 2 in the Hawke’s Bay safer by extending a slow vehicle bay at Waikoau Hill, south of Lake Tūtira.
The finishing touches will be made to State Highway 1 between Napier Road and Centennial Drive on the East Taupō Arterial from Sunday 3 April, with Audio Tactile Profiled (ATP) roadmarkings being installed.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 1 April 2022.
Road contractors are continuing to work hard across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network in the lead up to the Easter and Anzac Day holiday period.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 35 is closed between Okitu and Potaka, after wild weather overnight resulted in slips and flooding along the route.
The full closure of Pohuehue viaduct on State Highway 1 south of Warkworth, will now occur on Monday 21 March, not on Sunday night as previously advised.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 25 March 2022.
UPDATE TO WORKS: Due to COVID-19 related resourcing issues, the resurfacing work on SH26 Allen Street in Morrinsville will not be commencing next week as expected. (See below).
Road contractors across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network are working as hard as possible, whilst managing positive COVID-19 cases and a poor weather forecast for late-March.
Tasman Journeys, the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency highway maintenance team, will be making Whakatu Drive, part of SH6, a smoother ride next week filling ruts in the road.
UPDATE TO WORKS: Due to COVID-19 related resourcing issues, the closure of SH2 Hewletts Road Flyover for planned maintenance (see below) will not be going ahead as expected tonight.
Waka Kotahi is advising road users who frequent the northern highway network, especially those who drive at night, to anticipate an increase in works taking place for the remainder of March.