21 January: Work is now underway on the State Highway 57(SH57)/Tararua Road roundabout project and progressing well.
As part of this work, we also need to install watermains on the eastern side of SH57, just north of the Tararua Road intersection.
The team will be carrying out the watermain work during the day, from today (Tuesday 21 January) until Friday 14 February between the hours of 6am and 6pm.
Stop/go traffic management will also be in place to allow traffic to continue to flow though SH57 during these hours. The team will not be on site during weekends and public holidays. Small delays are expected as a result of the stop/go traffic management.
This is part of the wider roundabout project, and we expect as we progress, there will be times when stop/go traffic management is required to complete sections of the work over the duration of the project.
We ask road users to plan their journey ahead with these works in mind, and thank everyone for their patience while we work to make the intersection of SH57 and Tararua Road safer.
9 January
A reminder that work begins on Monday at the site of the new State Highway 57/Tararua Road roundabout as the first stage of construction gets underway.
SH57 roundabout to start construction in the new year
During the first stage of work, there will be no access from SH57 to the western section of Tararua Road and a detour will be in place.
Northbound road users will be detoured onto Queen Street East, and those travelling south will be detoured to SH1 via Kimberley Road. This will allow for traffic to steadily flow through SH57, minimising disruption on the highway.
There will also be a 30km/h temporary speed limit on SH57 near the site for the safety of road users and crews.
Crews will be working Monday to Friday between 6am and 6:30pm. Outside these hours, the detour and temporary speed limit will remain during evenings and weekends while the work is completed.
The detour and temporary speed limit are expected to be in place until June. Completion of the roundabout is expected towards the end of the year.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and Horowhenua District Council (HDC) are working in partnership to build the new roundabout, which will improve safety at this busy intersection and provide a future connection to the new Ōtaki to north of Levin highway and Tara Ika growth area.
We acknowledge the traffic management in place is likely to cause delays and we want to thank everyone for their patience while we make the area safer.