Unforeseen ground conditions have resulted in changes to the design of the new SH2 Rimutaka half bridge, extending the construction time to early December, 2017.
Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys over State Highway 58 over Labour weekend, as work continues (weather permitting) on the tie-in between the existing road and the new Haywards Interchange.
Motorists needing to travel on SH58 are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys this weekend, as work continues (weather permitting) on the new Haywards Interchange. Crews will be laying a new road surface this coming Saturday (day and night) on SH58 where it joins the new Haywards Interchange. This work is part of the tie-in works to connect the new Interchange to the existing road on SH58.
The NZ Transport Agency has today released a shortlist of four potential options for a new state highway route to connect the Manawatū, Hawke’s Bay and northern Wairarapa.
Wet and windy weather, together with unforeseen ground conditions have moved the completion date for construction of a new half-bridge and safety barrier on the Rimutaka Hill Road into the first weekend in November, later than originally planned.