With warmer, drier weather on the way for Northland, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency can begin to complete the permanent seal work on the northern end of the Loop Road roundabout.
Road pavement rehabilitation and surfacing works on State Highway 27 (Firth Street) in Matamata will be extended into next week, due to the discovery of a void under the road surface.
A section of SH2 north of Dannevirke has been reduced to one lane to help keep people safe, after a slip that occurred earlier in the year worsened recently.
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 14 October 2022.
Speed and weight restrictions will soon be introduced at the Ngaruroro River (Fernhill) Bridge on State Highway 50, south of Napier, after a recent assessment identified the bridge does not have the capacity to sustain heavy traffic demands.
Waka Kotahi advises motorists that essential work is scheduled to take place on State Highway 1 (SH1) at Hampton Downs on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 October, between 8pm and 5am.
Sunshine in many places combined with hard work from highway operators this morning and overnight has enabled Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to reopen most Southland and Otago highways by lunchtime today.
With a number of snow and ice-caused closures around Otago, Southland and further north on Banks Peninsula overnight, sunshine, grader drivers and grit truck operators are making a dent in getting key highways reopened and safer for drivers.
Residents and regular users of State Highway 1 in Marlborough need to be ready for a series of night closures at Weld Pass beginning this Sunday, 9 October.
Waka Kotahi advises motorists that essential maintenance work is scheduled to take place on State Highway 1 (SH1) southbound between Fanshawe Street and Greenlane interchange and on the Auckland Harbour Bridge over three nights on Sunday 9, Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 October, between 10pm and 5am.
Drivers in the lower North Island are being urged to take extra care on the region’s roads ahead of forecast bad weather hitting later today (5 October).