Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging people to take extra care on the roads due to heavy rain, which is expected to continue tomorrow (Monday 7 February).
As part of the Bay Link project, construction of the permanent road along the two central lanes on a portion of Girven Road is due to get underway next week.
Ahead of another busy long weekend on New Zealand roads, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Bay of Plenty System Manager, Roger Brady says drivers should remain vigilant and plan ahead for long journeys, as New Zealanders continue to make the most of their summer.
Waka Kotahi contractors will be undertaking overnight works to replace the road surface on State Highway 5 immediately east of the State Highway 1/SH5/Napier Road roundabout on Friday 11 February.
Work to reopen State Highway 3 to two lanes at the site of the Uruti Valley slip, north of Urenui, gets underway tomorrow and is expected to be complete by Saturday.
