Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising people to plan ahead for upcoming closures on State Highway 2 between Ōpōtiki and Matawai in the Waioeka Gorge on Sunday 9 and Sunday 16 October for a culvert replacement near Matawai. The road will remain open between Gisborne and Matawai.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be rebuilding the highway, at the same time as logging contractors are felling trees, on the inland Rakaia Gorge Road, SH77, this week to the end of October, weekdays.
State Highway 2 Waimana Gorge is closed this morning between Station Road, Tanetua and Woodlands Road in Ōpōtiki due to multiple slips. Wainui Road in Ōpōtiki is also closed, which would be the usual detour.
State Highway 1 Transmission Gully has reopened to all traffic between Paekākāriki and Pāuatahanui, following a truck fire on the route earlier Saturday morning (1 October).
A serious injury, two-vehicle crash south of Rangitata this afternoon, South Canterbury, will delay drivers using SH1 into the evening, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
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 7 October 2022. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.