Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the MetService are urging motorists to take care and avoid unnecessary travel, with Heavy Rain Warnings in place for the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.
An additional $53m in funding has been secured to progress improvements at four high-risk intersections as part of safety improvements on State Highway 3 between Waitara and Bell Block.
The summer construction season may be over, but Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says locals and motorists can expect to see a lot of activity on the iconic Forgotten World Highway (State Highway 43) during winter.
Safety improvements are a step closer for State Highway 3 between New Plymouth and Egmont Village as ground investigations and surveying get underway this month.
One of Rotorua’s busiest intersections will be safer and easier to use from next week, with the new traffic lights at the State Highway 30/Tarawera Road intersection due to be turned on in the second week of the school holidays.
Work to keep Taranaki state highways in a safe condition doesn’t stop just because its winter. Crews will be out in force over the coming months monitoring the state highway network and making temporary repairs, including filling potholes and asphalting sections of highway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists of upcoming daytime closures of Saddle Road, to enable crews to safely undertake essential resurfacing work.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises road repair work on various state highways throughout the Central Waikato will get underway again from Monday 5 July and will continue over the next fortnight.
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 reminds motorists to plan ahead for the closure of SH2 between Bayfair roundabout and Te Maunga intersection from tonight until Monday morning.