It’s only 1 month until Christmas and the summer renewals programme is steaming ahead with bells on.
This is positive news for road users, with a number of road rebuilds finishing earlier than expected, and good progress has been made on the chipseal and asphalt programmes in what is a huge summer programme overall, says Sandra King, Bay of Plenty System Manager at NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
“Work continues until Friday 20 December when the sites will close for the Christmas/New Year break. We have put a real emphasis on planning our work, with the aim to reduce overall disruption by collaborating across the regions. This will help road users reach their destination on time.”
“It’s crucial to plan ahead and understand what worksites you will encounter on your journey. This work is important as it ensures the state highway network continues to be safe and accessible, particularly during winter when we are unable to do this type of work.”
“As always, the NZTA Journey Planner is the best tool to use on the day of travel, as this provides real-time updates on worksites and other road hazards on the network,” says Ms King. Journey Planner
Journey Planner(external link)
This work forms part of the government’s $2.07 billion investment into road and drainage renewal and maintenance across 2024-27 via the State Highway Pothole Prevention fund.
Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway works as at 22 November 2024 [PDF, 414 KB]
