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, 31 July 2020. Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises there will be a temporary speed limit of 50kph on State Highway 1 between Grimmers Bridge and Sheepworld in the Dome Valley from 5:00PM tonight until 5:00AM Monday morning.
Assessment and clearance of slips on State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge has stopped at the top of the summit because there’s still movement on the hillside after last week’s deluge of rain.
Construction of the new walking, cycling and fishing bridge over the Manukau Harbour is entering a new phase, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency starting work on the central bridge piers.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises overnight surfacing maintenance works will take place on State Highway 30A, between Sala Street and Fenton Street in Rotorua, from tomorrow night.
The first stage of permanent rockfall protection is now underway, south of Kaikōura, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and NCTIR (North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery alliance). The work is at a rockfall-prone corner between Peketa and the Parititahi Tunnels.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 35 will be closed to all traffic this afternoon at the Waiokaha Bridge near Waihau Bay, so a tomo on the eastern abutment of the bridge can be dug out and back filled.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai on the Coromandel Peninsula is expected to reopen this afternoon.