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Following the completion of the new Manawatū River Bridge and Whirokino Trestle, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will soon begin work to remove the old bridge.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists they may see patches of shiny black road surface known as ‘flushing’ as they travel along the State Highway 2 corridor between Waihī and Tauranga.
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, 19 November 2021.
The Transmission Gully builder, CPB HEB Joint Venture is continuing to work hard to complete construction, but there is still plenty of work needing to be finished before the road can open.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that multiple worksites are active on State Highway 30/Te Ngae Road, between Sala Street and Iles Road, in Rotorua next week, as part of the Eastern Corridor project.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that chipsealing work will take place on State Highway 25 north of Thames on Friday 12 November and State Highway 2 Karangahake Gorge on Monday 15 November.
Waka Kotahi will be closing the Albany Highway overpass for four nights from Sun November 14 – Thursday 18, to allow crews to replace the joints along the underpass.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds farmers to ensure irrigation machines are not spraying across the highway as the summer season gets underway in Canterbury.
For nearly 150 years there’s been a bridge over the Manukau Harbour, but legend has it that the very first crossing was actually a set of stepping stones and at low tide, local iwi used these stones to cross on foot between Māngere and Onehunga.
Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead to avoid delays through the Tangarakau Gorge on State Highway 43 (The Forgotten World Highway) over the coming months.