Waka Kotahi NZ Transport agency advises that Tauranga road users should expect significant delays this afternoon due to an incident at the railway on Hewletts Road.
State Highway 2 Napier-Hastings Expressway, between Pakowhai and Evenden Roads, will close between 8pm tonight and 4am tomorrow to allow contractors to replace median barrier posts damaged in a crash.
State Highway 35 north of Tolaga Bay will reopen from 5am tomorrow (Thursday) following the removal of the cyclone-damaged Hikuwai No. 1 bridge and the sealing of the approaches to the new Bailey bridge today.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that while State Highway 1 through the Desert Road remains closed between Waiouru and Rangipo due to snow, the route around the western side of the mountains has opened up.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that snow is forecast down to 700m tomorrow morning for the Desert Road with high winds picking up from this afternoon and carrying through to tomorrow night.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is consulting on proposed safer speed limits through Longburn village and between Longburn and Palmerston North and we want to people to have their say.
The recovery of transport networks across Te Tairāwhiti and Te Matau a Māui – Hawke’s Bay took another step forward this morning with the signing of the agreement for the recovery alliance.
State Highway 25 has re-opened to two lanes this afternoon following the final clean-up of the large slip at Ruamahanga Bay and a smaller slip at Waiomu between Thames and Coromandel. Temporary speed limits are in place.