The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (21 May 2023).
Waka Kotahi contractors will continue working throughout the winter months as ongoing wet weather is having a significant impact on the state highway network across New Zealand, including in the Bay of Plenty region.
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, 2 June 2023.
Contractors are on track to clear this slip and reopen the road by 7 pm tonight.
Slip debris has been removed, and concrete barriers and a bund have been put in place to protect the road and drivers.
Road users should expect delays on SH2 through the Karangahake Gorge tomorrow while work to improve the safety and resilience of the highway is underway.
Works to resurface State Highway 2 between the Wairoa River Bridge and Bethlehem hit an unexpected issue early this morning (Thursday 25 May 2023), when an asphalt paver suffered a mechanical failure at the worksite.
Traffic management is now in place at the entrance of RNZAF Base Ohakea as the site is readied for construction of two temporary roads and a temporary roundabout.
Recent bad weather has affected state highways across the Bay of Plenty, and with more poor weather forecast, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising road users to drive carefully.
Consent has been lodged for the Waikare Gorge realignment project to bypass six kilometres of the existing State Highway 2, which includes the slip- and rockfall-prone Waikare Gorge, between Wairoa and Napier.
Further work is required to complete the Glenview bus hub on State Highway 3 Ōhaupō Road in Hamilton so that it can better serve all members of the community when the new Comet bus timetable begins in July.
A package of proposed bilingual traffic signs will be released for consultation today Te Mātāwai Board Co-Chair Reikura Kahi and Waka Kotahi Director of Land Transport Kane Patena announced.
Ka tukuna tētahi kohikohinga o ngā tohu huarahi reorua e whakaarotia ana ki te ara tuku kōrero i tēnei rā, e ai ki te Hoa Toihau o Te Mātāwai, ki a Reikura Kahi, rāua ko te Kaiurungi o Waka Kotahi, ki a Kane Patena.
