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Nightime closure State Highway 2 Karangahake Gorge

15 March 2019 12:44 pm | NZ Transport Agency

There will be an overnight closure through the Karangahake Gorge on State Highway 2 on Monday 18 March.

Tolls increasing on Tauranga Eastern Link and Takitimu Drive toll roads

1 February 2019 3:13 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Tolls on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road on State Highway 2 will increase on 1 March by 10 cents to $2.10 for cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles, and by 20 cents to $5.20 for heavy commercial vehicles.

Drivers urged to be aware of summer ice

1 February 2019 9:51 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers in Waikato and Bay of Plenty to be aware over the next week of potentially hazardous ‘summer ice’ on the region’s roads.

One lane open on SH35 near Whitianga Bay but caution still needed

2 September 2018 2:43 pm | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency is advising that State Highway 35 near Whitianga Bay in eastern Bay of Plenty is now open to one lane, but people should continue to exercise caution along the whole Ōpōtiki to Gisborne route.