The details below outline the main Wellington region state highway roadworks occurring in the coming week (12 September). A full report will be posted to the Waka Kotahi website and may be updated with changes.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is pleased to advise that from 4pm tomorrow (Friday 9 September 2022), State Highway 5 will reopen to two lanes at the dropout site between Te Haroto and Tarawera.
Waka Kotahi and the Mt Messenger Alliance are looking forward to restarting work that has been paused for more than three weeks while a small group of people were unlawfully occupying a work site for the Te Ara o Te Ata: Mt Messenger Bypass project at the summit of Mt Messenger, following their departure today.
Update: 2.15pm 8 September - State Highway 3 has reopened to traffic under Stop/Go at Mt Messenger in north Taranaki. People are asked to be patient while traffic clears.
State highways across Waikato & Bay of Plenty region will be hives of activity this spring and summer, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency gearing up for the country’s largest-ever road renewal season.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and its project partners Manukorihi, Ngāti Rahiri, Otaraua, Pukerangiora, Puketapu Hapū, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and New Plymouth District Council, invite people to learn more about safety improvements planned for State Highway 3 between Waitara and Bell Block at a series of drop-in sessions in September.
Thirteen councils across Aotearoa, New Zealand will receive new funding to implement accelerated street change projects for walking and cycling as part of the Waka Kotahi Streets for People programme 2021-24.
The tables below outline the main Wellington region state highway roadworks occurring in the coming week. A full report will be posted to the Waka Kotahi website and may be updated with changes.
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 9 September 2022. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.