Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says road crews are monitoring the state highway network in the Bay of Plenty to ensure the safe movement of essential goods like medical supplies to hospitals and food to supermarkets during New Zealand’s COVID-19 response.
Works to repair an unstable section of embankment at Ōpōnae, three kilometres east of Waiata Road in the Waiōeka Gorge, will get underway from Monday 6 April and is expected to be completed before the end of May.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises essential works to complete road reconstruction on a section of State Highway 2 near Paengaroa will get underway from tomorrow.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises overnight road repair and resurfacing works on State Highway 26 between Lawrence Avenue and immediately north of the Burgess Street intersection in Te Aroha between 8.00pm and 5.00am on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be closing State Highway 1 Desert Road overnight for five nights from Sunday 15 March for resurfacing work in the Three Sisters area.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises resurfacing works will take place at five sites in and around Rotorua during the week beginning Sunday 8 March.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 29A between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts will be closed this weekend to allow for stone column ground improvement work. The closure will be followed by single lane closures on State Highway 2 to undertake night works.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to expect delays around Rotorua between Sunday 8 March and Friday 3 of April during upcoming road resurfacing works on the state highway network.
With rain forecast for the Waikato region in the next few days, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and New Zealand Police are urging drivers to be aware of the risks of ‘summer ice’.
Motorists travelling through Te Awamutu on State Highway 3 Sloane Street this Wednesday and Thursday are encouraged to consider using alternate routes to avoid delays.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 28 Whites Road will be closed between the intersection with State Highway 1 in Putaruru and the intersection with State Highway 5 Tapapa on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 March for the installation of a cattle underpass.