Waka Kotahi is advising holidaymakers and other road users to plan ahead for likely delays as repair work is undertaken tonight (Monday 26 December) from 8pm to 12pm to fix damage to the centre wire rope median barrier near Te Kauwhata.
Waka Kotahi is advising holidaymakers and other road users to plan ahead for likely delays as repair work is undertaken on Monday evening (December 26) to fix damage to the centre wire rope median barrier near Te Kauwhata.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is refuting claims that the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway north of Auckland is ready to open to traffic, and says suggestions that Waka Kotahi is ‘holding up’ the road opening are entirely false.
The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the holiday period.
The Takitimu North Link project is making great progress one year into construction with environmental controls in place, site accesses established, five bridges in construction, a site office opened, and critical utilities relocation work underway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that the southbound passing lane located near the Titiokura Saddle approximately two kilometres South of Waitara Road (heading towards Napier) on State Highway 5 (SH5) will be closed for safety reasons during the Christmas/New Year holiday period, beginning today (Thursday, 22 December 2022).
State Highway 2 through Tararua has been a focus this summer maintenance season and good progress has been made. Works will continue from January 2023 as part of the country’s largest ever maintenance programme.
Urgent enabling works at the State Highway 4 Te Oreore slip site will get underway in the New Year to ensure the safety and resilience of the route for those travelling between Raetihi and Whanganui.
There will be a hive of activity in the heart of State Highway 4 between Whanganui and Raetihi in the New Year, with a range of road works planned to get underway in January 2023.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is aiming to start safety improvements on State Highway 3 between New Plymouth and Egmont Village in the first half of 2023.