Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the Mangatewainui Bridge on State Highway 2 south of Norsewood is down to one lane due to cracking on the bridge deck.
Work on a 33-metre-long and between and 8- and 14-metre-high retaining wall to repair an underslip on the Forgotten World Highway (State Highway 43), 23km southwest of Taumarunui, will begin this week.
State Highway 4 remains open to one lane under traffic light control for light traffic only between the intersections with State Highway 43 and Okahukura Bridge Road, north of Taumarunui, after flooding of a culvert caused a large hole to form on the side of the road yesterday.
UPDATE, 4.55PM FRIDAY 3 JUNE: Contractors are hoping to reopen the road to a single lane under traffic light control later tonight, for light vehicles only. Once the road reopens, motorists are asked to be patient, take care and adhere to all traffic management on their journeys through the area.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is constructing a slow vehicle bay 2km south of Raupunga, on the southern lane of a steep and winding section of State Highway 2.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says recent road rebuilding work on State Highway 2 at Bay View in Napier does not meet the expectations it has for work on its state highways and will need to be rectified.
State Highway 57 Kimberley Road in Levin reopened to traffic in both directions today, signalling good progress on work to make this road safer for everyone who uses it.
State Highway 1 night-time traffic will be detoured around Tamahere next week for tie in works for the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway, which opens in July.
This summer, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors have resealed or replaced 550 kilometres of road surface in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region. That’s approximately 10 per cent of the entire regional network.*
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Gisborne drivers can look forward to smoother and safer journeys in the region, as excellent progress continues on a joint Gisborne District Council and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency asphalting programme which began in March this year.
Trips from Tamahere into Hamilton will be more direct and safer when a small part of the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway opens to traffic shortly.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that closures of State Highway 35 between Kopuaroa Road and Ihungia Road, north of Te Puia Springs, have been rescheduled to next Wednesday (1 June) and Thursday (2 June).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that SH43 Ohura Road between the intersections of Mangaotuku and Whangamomona Roads will be closed this Thursday (26 May) between 10.05am and 7.15pm for the 2022 Targa Rally.