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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to plan ahead for further daytime closures on the Saddle Road next week and night-time closures in July.
UPDATE Wednesday 12 May: These works, which were due to be take place overnight on Sunday and Monday (9 and 10 May), were not able to proceed on Sunday due to poor weather.
Investigations for the Mt Messenger Bypass continue, with a settlement load test getting underway next week at the foot of Mt Messenger’s southern side, near State Highway 3.
Residents of Bulls and Sanson turned out in good numbers last Friday and Saturday for the drop-in sessions about the speed review and infrastructure improvements between Bulls and Sanson.
With earthworks on Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway rapidly reshaping the landscape at both ends of the 11.5km highway, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is holding a series of public information sessions around the region this month to update the community on the project.
The beginning of construction on the Waipukurau to Waipawa Shared Path, a joint project between Waka Kotahi the NZ Transport Agency and Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, was marked with a blessing by hapu from Te Tapairu Marae and Mataweka Marae on Saturday (8 May).
Construction on the Bayfair flyover is underway with four supersized steel cages recently craned into the middle of roundabout, providing the structure for the columns of the flyover’s first pier.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that resurfacing work will take place on State Highway 36 in Ngongotahā, and State Highway 30 in Rotomā, the week beginning Sunday 9 May.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the northbound lane on State Highway 1 through Bulls is expected to remain closed through into the evening peak, as a result of downed powerlines following an earlier crash.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the planned detour for Ngongotahā bound traffic is delayed until Tuesday 11 May, weather permitting, due to unsuitable weather conditions for sealing the new State Highway 5 slip lane.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the consultation and engagement period for the State Highway 5 (SH5) and 51 speed review by four weeks, following concerns about the calculation and presentation of likely travel time increases related to lower speed limits on SH5.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises multiple worksites are active on State Highway 30/Te Ngae Road, between Sala Street and Iles Road, in Rotorua this week, as part of the Eastern Corridor Stage One project.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises overnight resurfacing work will start on State Highway 27 between the Beatty Road and Burwood Road intersections from the night of Sunday 9 May.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be undertaking urgent road repairs on several sites on State Highway 3 between Inglewood and Eltham between 10am and 10pm tomorrow (Friday 7 May).
