Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors have been working to re-open access across the motu today, although wet weather is set to continue and a number of state highways remain closed.
While significant progress has been made overnight to fix damage and reopen roads across the North Island, relentless rain has caused additional slips, forcing more closures.
While our crews have been working tirelessly to clear flooding and debris from roads across the motu, a number of slips overnight have forced additional road closures.
Despite the unprecedented weather, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors have made faster-than-expected progress in clearing significant slips on State Highway 1 (SH1) today.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors are working hard to restore access to state highways affected by the extraordinary weather experienced in the upper North Island in the last 24 hours.
Heavy rain is continuing to affect the state highway network in Auckland and Northland and people are advised to take extra care on the roads and avoid travel where possible.
The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week.
With rain forecast for much of the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region over Auckland Anniversary weekend, road users are being asked to plan ahead to ensure they can make the most of their holiday.
Please choose routes that avoid driving through Hamilton city’s State Highway 1C (SH1C) intersection at Cobham Drive and Cambridge Road if you can. That’s the message from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, as the project to improve the busy Hillcrest intersection has run into an unexpected delay.
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, 3 February 2023.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the project team are inviting the Kāpiti and Horowhenua communities along to a speaker and drop-in event to hear the latest on the Ōtaki to north of Levin project.