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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the Milford Road, SH94, could be closed all this week given the damage from torrential rain in the past 24 hours, forecast to continue today and tomorrow.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the overnight road resurfacing works at two sites on State Highway 2 near Mangatāwhiri will now start on 9 February.
South Westland’s SH6 Waiho/Waiau bailey bridge, is getting new deck planks this month. The bridge was replaced last March, including a temporary driving surface, after a storm washed away most of the old bailey bridge.
The highway between Fox Glacier township and Haast in South Westland will reopen at 9.30am today after rain washed out a culvert at Thirsty Culvert (which runs over Stoney Creek) late yesterday, after 5pm.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists travelling on State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Katikati are currently experiencing delays of around 40 minutes due to a work site in between Whakamārama and Te Puna.