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People travelling throughout Hawke’s Bay over the next few months can expect to see a lot of activity renewing (replacing road surfaces) and resealing the region’s state highways.
The State Highway 1 (SH1) Tīrau to Waiouru accelerated maintenance project is the largest and most ambitious maintenance and renewal project to be undertaken in New Zealand. It started in September 2024 on SH1 in central and southern Waikato.
Update 13 November: Repairs to an underslip on State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill are making great progress, with extra work able to be completed during the current maintenance closures on the route.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) welcomes the recent sentencing of a former vehicle inspector for dishonestly accessing the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) and issuing fraudulent warrants of fitness (WoFs), noting the sentence should serve as a deterrent to others.
Smoother journeys are coming for motorists through Matamata, with works underway in late November and early December to improve the condition of State Highway 27 (SH27) and State Highway 24 (SH24).
State highways in Invercargill’s central city area are about to get a significant re-surfacing this summer, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
More closures and detours are coming for the Ngāruawāhia section of the Waikato Expressway as the level of activity picks up to ensure the project is complete by mid-December.
New Zealand’s motorists are being urged by NZ Police and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to keep themselves and others safe by remembering the basics when driving this Labour Weekend.
