Waka Kotahi contractors have worked tirelessly since Cyclone Gabrielle struck Aotearoa last month to re-open crucial transport lifelines and reconnect isolated communities.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising people that while contractors are working tirelessly to restore access on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo, the road remains closed.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is starting four weeks of work this Monday 6 March rebuilding a 500-metre section of highway and doing drainage work through the Hakataramea area on SH82. The work area is between Station Peak and Kurow on the Hakataramea Highway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people to do their part to help keep traffic flowing between Napier and Hastings by thinking twice about whether they really need to travel, with load testing closing Waitangi bridge on State Highway 51 from 10am to 3pm tomorrow.
Plans to investigate a new bridge over State Highway 6 at the entrance to Queenstown have been given the green light by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Waka Kotahi contractors continue to work hard to reopen state highways and reconnect communities across the Tairāwhiti region, despite the heavy rainfall earlier this week.
Plans for a new transport environment for Queenstown’s busiest intersection opened for submissions earlier this month. Queenstown people are encouraged to get their ideas to Waka Kotahi and QLDC in the next week (see email and web link below).
