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Due to a new large slip in the Waiotahe Beach area, State Highway 2 is closed between Waiotahe Valley Back Rd & Paerata Ridge Rd, west of Ōpōtiki, and is expected to be closed for much of the day today.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that bridge strengthening work will begin next week at the Whatiwhatihoe Bridge south of Pirongia on State Highway 39, with traffic reduced to one lane while scaffolding is installed under the bridge and the site is safely prepared.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says recent road rebuilding work on State Highway 3 at Mountain Road, Tariki, between Midhirst and Inglewood, does not meet the expectations it has for work on its state highways and will need to be rectified.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that essential safety work taking place on State Highway 1 Waikato Expressway south of Rangiriri this week will see traffic down to one lane.
Further material has fallen throughout the day at the site of the large slip blocking State Highway 2 at Waiotahe Beach. Work to clear the slip ceased earlier today due to safety concerns that debris could fall while work was taking place.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the following works through State Highway 2 (SH2) Tauranga to Waihī, including the Takitimu North Link project between Tauriko and Bethlehem, during the coming weeks.
Further material has come down at the slip at Waiotahe Beach overnight, and the road remains closed today between Waiotahi Valley Back Road and Paerata Ridge Road.
The southbound lane of a section of State Highway 3 at Lake Alice in Marton will be closed during the day for four weeks beginning Tuesday (25 October), Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises.
A very large slip has come down onto State Highway 2 at Waiotahe Beach between Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne this afternoon, closing the road between Waiotahi Valley Back Road and Paerata Ridge Road.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising people to plan ahead for minor delays on Woodlands Road in Woodville on set days at set times, beginning next week.