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"This is so much more than just construction.” That’s from Di Rump, the CEO of Levin-based Muaūpoko Tribal Authority who is referring to the new Ōtaki to north of Levin (Ō2NL) highway and walking and cycling path.
Completion work is under way on a safety improvement project on State Highway 1 south of Ātiamuri and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises travellers to factor in extra time for their journeys.
Good progress has been made at a number of worksites across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region this week, with some even having the finishing touches applied.
Rotorua road users will be travelling over the Utuhina Stream bridge once again when the bridge re-opens to traffic at this evening. Detailed planning combined with fine weather and favourable ground conditions has seen the work completed three days early.
Maintaining the resilience of a critical highway link will see night-time closures and day-time stop/go traffic management of State Highway 60 over the Tākaka Hill later this month.
Daily closures will be in place for a section of the Waioeka Gorge on State Highway 2 to allow critical road resealing to take place from Wednesday 18 October.
A review of the Hewletts Road railway pedestrian level crossing after the recent tragedy involving an 11-year-old student from Mount Maunganui Intermediate School has seen Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail and Tauranga City Council bring forward plans to improve safety.