UPDATE TO WORKS: Due to COVID-19 related resourcing issues, the closure of SH2 Hewletts Road Flyover for planned maintenance (see below) will not be going ahead as expected tonight.
Road contractors are continuing to work hard across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network, to make the most of the excellent weather we are experiencing.
Road users of State Highway 1 in Hātepe, south of Taupō, are advised that four weeks of essential road maintenance work commences on Sunday 6 March. This work will be completed in two stages to minimise delays whilst ensuring the work is completed safely for both road users and crews on site.
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Transport Minister Michael Wood acknowledged Ngāti Hurungaterangi, Ngāti Te Roro o Te Rangi/Ngāti Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Tura - Ngāti Te Ngākau, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Rotorua Lakes Council, project partners and key stakeholders on the weekend at an event to celebrate safe and connected communities, and the completion of two significant transport projects for the city.
Two months into the project, significant progress has been made on stormwater infrastructure for State Highway 3 Waitara to Bell Block safety improvements.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people to plan ahead for a road closure between McIntyers Access Road and Aropaoanui Road on State Highway 2, north of Napier, between 7am and 6pm this Saturday (5 March).
It has been a busy week for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors, with crews working hard to repair the damage caused by severe weather events over the past two weekends.
Following on from the resealing of Coromandel state highways that took place in October 2021, Waka Kotahi advises that the remainder of the programme commences Monday 28 February.
People make mistakes, but those mistakes shouldn’t cost lives. That’s why Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is proposing a range of safety improvements and asking people what they think of the current speed limit on State Highway 3 Napier Road.