A small section of State Highway 57 in Horowhenua is closing for one day for road maintenance works to be carried out, and a signposted detour will be in place.
Important safety improvements along State Highway 1 north of Taupō require stop/go traffic management from next week and road users may encounter delays.
The annual Beach Hop kicks off on Wednesday 20 March so motorists should expect the roads to be busy around the Coromandel Peninsula and contractors across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty are doing their bit to ensure as smooth a ride as possible.
REMINDER: The last night of resurfacing works on SH1 at the northern end of Kaiwaka (near Settlement Road) will take place this Sunday night (17 March) from 7pm.
There will be no work done tonight (Friday 15 March) or tomorrow night (Saturday 16 March).
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 22 March 2024.
People travelling on State Highway 1 Raumanga, on Otaika Road north of Abbotts Way can expect night time road works from Sunday 17 March between 7pm and 5am.
People who travel north of Springs Junction on the Shenandoah highway (SH65) will need to plan their journey times next week and the week after, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi crews currently overlaying a section of SH6 at night near the bungy bridge and Chard Road will switch to daytime sealing operations on Thursday in response to plunging overnight temperatures.
People using the Haast Pass South Westland route between Makarora in Otago and Haast township in South Westland will face lengthy delays next week on Tuesday, 19 March.