Work to make State Highway 1 near Cambridge safer for everyone is reaching a major milestone. The fifth turnaround bay in the SH1 Cambridge to Piarere safety improvements project, just north of Hickey Road, will begin construction on 4 March.
It’s full steam ahead around the Coromandel with the work programme ramping up to repair damage caused by last summer’s extreme weather across Coromandel’s state highway network.
With schools starting back there’s been a significant increase in traffic on the state highway network across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, resulting in lengthy delays for some.
People travelling along SH2 between Waihī and Tauranga are experiencing delays due to an increase in vehicles travelling this route, summer road works and project activity in the area.