Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) rock scaling crews will be onsite at Devil’s Elbow and Waikoau Hill from next week ‘til the end of June.
Road users on State Highway 2 (SH2) between Wairoa and Napier are asked to plan for delays while the work takes place overnight.
Crews will begin their work at Devil’s Elbow from Sunday (12 May), working six days a week between 8pm and 5am.
There will be no rock scaling on Saturday nights.
The work at Devil’s Elbow is expected to take three weeks, and be complete by the end of May, before crews move to Waikoau Hill. Crews expect to complete the work at Waikoau Hill by the end of June.
During this work, stop/stop traffic management (where traffic is held in both directions) will be in place, with between 15 and 25 minute delays expected before the lanes are reopened to traffic.
During the works, access will remain for emergency services – which will be assisted through the work site.
Both sites were scaled for rocks following Cyclone Gabrielle. A subsequent geotechnical assessment shows more loose rock is present.
NZTA wants to thank motorists for their support during this critical work.
