Work to install a new clip-on shared path across Waikanae Bridge will get underway early in the new year, with 16 January set as the start date for construction.
Drivers in Wellington, Wairarapa, Tararua, and Marlborough need to keep an eye on the weather and road conditions with a severe thunderstorm watch in place across the regions.
Safety improvement works for State Highway 2 in Wairarapa continue at pace, with Greytown and Carterton as the next locations for new raised pedestrian crossings.
Extra care will be needed on state highways at the top of the South and lower North Island with another round of bad weather forecast for both regions tomorrow.
Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeta - Transmission Gully project works completing the extension of State Highway 59 between Paekākāriki and Mackays Crossing are about to get underway.
Whitby residents and regular users of State Highway 58 between Paremata roundabout and Postgate Drive need to be ready for a series of night closures next week.
Drivers heading southbound towards Wellington will have night-time detours through the Johnsonville CBD when state highway safety works begin this weekend – Sunday, 13 August.
