Drivers on State Highway 3 are advised to expect delays, as work gets underway on Wednesday 28 February on building a retaining wall and culvert, on a stretch of highway between Te Kūiti and the SH3/SH4 junction.
Strong winds have impacted the capacity to safely complete work to stabilise the Kaituna riverbank alongside the Te Puke Highway and extra time is needed to complete the job
Tolls on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road on State Highway 2 will increase on 1 March by 10 cents to $2.10 for cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles, and by 20 cents to $5.20 for heavy commercial vehicles.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers in Waikato and Bay of Plenty to be aware over the next week of potentially hazardous ‘summer ice’ on the region’s roads.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that State Highway 35 near Whitianga Bay in eastern Bay of Plenty is now open to one lane, but people should continue to exercise caution along the whole Ōpōtiki to Gisborne route.