Tairāwhiti – Gisborne

 

$388 million is forecast to be invested in Tairāwhiti – Gisborne’s land transport system during the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) period. This will help Gisborne’s economy to grow and people to access essential health, education and employment opportunities. Improved access and resilience of the road network will also be supported.

Tairāwhiti – Gisborne NLTP 2023 update

Graphic showing 259 million forecast investment

Latest news

Work protecting highway from flooding to start soon

A site north of Gisborne has been blessed ahead of critical construction work that will stop a river spilling onto a main highway. A karakia was held at Turitaka Hill on SH35 near Tikitiki, in the lead up to work starting soon.

Read the Transport Rebuild East Coast Alliance (TREC) newsletter - 4 April 2024 issue [PDF, 5.8 MB]

Safeguarding native fish during stream works

Ecologist from the Transport Rebuild East Coast Alliance (TREC) get involved early in construction planning to work out the best way to look after any native fish species near work areas. Together with construction teams they design how the construction work can be done in ways to protect the fish.

Read the Transport Rebuild East Coast Alliance (TREC) newsletter - 4 April 2024 issue [PDF, 5.8 MB]

Major work underway

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Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC)

The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) Alliance has been set up to plan, organise and deliver much of the recovery and rebuild work needed on the highway and rail networks in Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and Te Matau a Māui (Hawke's Bay), in conjunction with local businesses and contractors.

The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) Alliance

Connecting Tairāwhiti

Following delays due to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, the State Highway 35 (SH35) resilience and State Highway 2 (SH2)/SH35 passing opportunities programmes of work are making progress.

Construction is underway on a number of sites across both state highways.

More on connecting Tairāwhiti

SH2 Waioeka Gorge

We are preparing a business case to identify ways we can improve the resilience and safety of State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge.

SH2 Waioeka Gorge – resilience and safety

Maintenance update

Safe, resilient, reliable state highways are the priority across Tairāwhiti.

The 2024/25 summer maintenance season is underway and this season is set to be one of the biggest the region has seen,  with major road rebuild (renewals) work on both State Highway 2 (SH2) and State Highway 35 (SH35).

Planned work includes:

State Highway 35

  • Seven road rebuilds (rehabilitations) are scheduled for SH35 until January, starting in Hicks Bay in October and working towards Mangatuna.
  • Resealing, with the majority of sites between Te Puia Springs and Gisborne.

State Highway 2

  • Two road rebuilds are scheduled on SH2 north of Gisborne. One near Matawai in mid-November and one near Waihuka in early-January.
  • Two road rebuilds (renewals) are scheduled on SH2 south of Gisborne, one near Tarewa (starting late November) and the other near Bartletts Hill (mid-January).
  • Almost half of SH2 north of Gisborne will also be resealed this summer.

Maintenance planned in 2024/2025

  • Sealing: 92+30 lane km*
  • Road rehabilitation – 11 sites, 11.8 lane km

*Lane kilometres are the total length of lanes to be resealed or rehabilitated. For example, resealing both lanes of a 10 kilometre stretch of two-lane highway results in 20 lane kilometres.            

Maintenance undertaken in 2023/24

  • Rehabilitations – 35.0 lane km
  • Resurfacing – 25.0 lane km
  • Resealing – 70.9 lane km
  • Percentage of network to be renewed –19.7%
  • Total state highway spend – $53.1m

Maintenance summary infographic for Gisborne 2023/24 [PDF, 1 MB]

Consultations

We’re committed to a collaborative approach to transport planning, funding and development. It’s an approach that delivers integrated transport solutions that best meet the needs of New Zealanders. To achieve these results, we seek open and honest consultation across a range of activities with all our stakeholders, including road users, business, local government, communities and iwi.

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