Significant repair work continues on a number of roads across the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region, as well as further afield, following recent extreme weather.
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, 7 July 2023.
MetService and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are warning people travelling around Te Waipounamu, particularly Southland and Otago but also places which catch snow like Banks Peninsula, to be ready for winter weather, at the start of the school holidays.
Wairarapa drivers traveling between Martinborough and Featherston can expect delays this morning as contractors clear a crash scene on State Highway 53, near the intersection of Phillips Line.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that an amber alert has been issued for the Auckland Harbour Bridge between 7am and 11am tomorrow morning, with wind gusts expected to reach 75 to 80 km/h.
During July, there will be several changes and overnight closures around SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange and the Bayfair roundabout, as construction continues in the area as part of the Bay Link project.
State Highway 1 from Warkworth to Wellsford will remain closed today as sluicing continues, washing material off the top of the slip to break it up and prevent any further slips.
Update 4.35 pm:
The crash scene has been cleared and the northbound lanes of State Highway 1 have been reopened. However, the crash has caused significant congestion for northbound drivers. Travel delays can be expected until queued traffic clears.
While work continues on the slip site at Ruamahunga on State Highway 25 today, contractors will be piloting waiting vehicles through on the hour from 2pm.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 1 (SH1) between Warkworth and Wellsford will remain closed overnight due to a significant overslip.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to again plan ahead today, as another slip has closed State Highway 1 between Warkworth and Wellsford in both directions.