Due to ongoing road movement caused by the recent wet weather, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 35 will be under stop/go traffic management 2.5km west of the Motu River Bridge until further notice.
Ahead of another busy ‘construction’ season commencing in October, contractors are completing a range of work on State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere next month to help ensure the state highway network can continue to operate safely and efficiently.
Waka Kotahi is advising drivers to expect delays and defer non-essential travel with SH2 reduced to a single lane on the southern approach to the Motu Bridge between Gisborne and Opotiki.
Due to ongoing road movement caused by the recent wet weather, State Highway 30 north of the Kopaki Bridge will be closed at night, until further notice.
Motorists travelling through the SH2 Waihi to Ōmokoroa safety improvements are advised that from this week the south bound passing lane between Aongatete Road and Morton Road will be closed during the day as part of construction of the Morton Road roundabout.
There was karakia and kapa haka in Kirikiriroa this morning (and plenty of umbrellas too) as around 250 hundred guests joined Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII and Transport Minister Michael Wood to cut the ribbon on the biggest roading project in Waikato history.