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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has confirmed that State Highway 25A between Kōpū and Hikuai will be re-open to traffic in time for Christmas – a full three months earlier than anticipated.
A week of warm, largely settled, weather has allowed road workers across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region to make good progress across a number of sites.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 17 November 2023. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
A daytime closure is planned tomorrow (Saturday, 11 November) between 6 am and 6 pm for a short section of State Highway 58 eastbound and the State Highway 1 northbound onramp from State Highway 58.
They may be lyrics from Robbie Williams’ tracks but they hold an important message – drive safely and to the conditions if you’re heading to Hawke’s Bay this Mission Concert weekend.
Drivers in the top of the South Island region will see multiple chip sealing sites over the coming weeks as the state highway summer maintenance programme gets into high gear.
Contractors working on Evans St/ SH1 in Timaru, on planned summer maintenance works between Waimataitai St and Hobbs St, have struck significant problems while resurfacing this heavily trafficked route in recent weeks.
The intersection of State Highway 30 and State Highway 33 - Te Ngae Junction (Whakatāne turnoff) is significantly safer with the completion of a new roundabout and other safety improvements.
Roading crews will be a familiar site on the state highway network across the wider Rotorua region over coming weeks, with a number of worksites to the city’s north-east all happening at the same time.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising road users that maintenance work on State Highway 16 (SH16) eastbound between Te Atatu Road and Rosebank Road will take place overnight from 7pm Saturday 11 November to 9am Sunday 12 November.