Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 25 around the Coromandel Peninsula will be closed at two different locations over the next two weeks.
Update 17 December @ 2:00pm
A reminder: The overnight closures of the Hikuai River bridge on State Highway 25 south of Tairua get underway from Sunday (19 December) at 8pm. All details in the below traffic bulletin remain as is.
On Tuesday 14 December State Highway 25 will be closed at Kereta Hill, south of Coromandel, from 10am to 3pm for vehicle recovery.
The vehicle went off the road just below the Manaia Road lookout and the highway needs to be closed so that it can be safely removed.
The Hikuai River bridge on State Highway 25 south of Tairua will be closed overnight from Sunday 19 December to Wednesday 22 December, between 8pm and 5am.
The closure is to allow for the completion of work started in November to bolt steel plates to the bridge deck, to ensure the deck is safe for the summer holiday traffic. During the day the bridge will reopen to traffic under a temporary speed limit.
For both closures there are no detour routes available, with the only available alternative route using State Highway 25 and State Highway 25A around the Coromandel Peninsula. Motorists are advised to plan ahead and delay their travel for outside the closures, where possible.
Emergency services will have access through both worksites.
Waka Kotahi thanks drivers for their patience.
