As people across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty head away for the first long weekend of the 2023/24 summer period, road workers will be laying down their tools to join them for a few well-deserved days of rest.
Completion work is under way on a safety improvement project on State Highway 1 south of Ātiamuri and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises travellers to factor in extra time for their journeys.
Good progress has been made at a number of worksites across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region this week, with some even having the finishing touches applied.
Rotorua road users will be travelling over the Utuhina Stream bridge once again when the bridge re-opens to traffic at this evening. Detailed planning combined with fine weather and favourable ground conditions has seen the work completed three days early.
Daily closures will be in place for a section of the Waioeka Gorge on State Highway 2 to allow critical road resealing to take place from Wednesday 18 October.
A review of the Hewletts Road railway pedestrian level crossing after the recent tragedy involving an 11-year-old student from Mount Maunganui Intermediate School has seen Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail and Tauranga City Council bring forward plans to improve safety.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers to plan ahead and expect some delays at roadworks sites on SH2 with the busy construction season getting in to full swing.
State Highway 1 between Taupō and Turangi will be fully closed between 8.30am and 4pm on Tuesday 3 October and Wednesday 4 October for the recovery of a truck trailer, which rolled down the bank at Te Pōporo, Bulli Point next to Lake Taupō on Tuesday.
New traffic lights at the intersection of State Highway 1C Cobham Drive and Cambridge Road are expected to be switched on early next week signalling the completion of the project to improve congestion in this busy neighbourhood.
A spate of wild weather has put the brakes on road rebuilding and resealing, as contractors have turned their attention to removing slips and ensuring a safe passage for road users across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
