20 June 2023 update:
Due to further wet weather forecast this week, work has been postponed to the week commencing 26 June 2023. We will aim to provide further detail around the start date as soon as possible.
16 June 2023
Overnight work to improve the resilience of State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki has been delayed with a scheduled start day of Wednesday (21 June).
The asphalting programme was scheduled to begin on Monday, however scheduled wet weather for early next week has delayed that to Wednesday.
To minimise disruption and keep Tairāwhiti moving during the day, work will be done at night. Work will take place seven nights a week between 7pm and 5am when the weather is fine.
During the project, more than 11 kilometres of SH2 will be resurfaced with more than 20,000 tonnes of asphalt.
The work will start at the northern-most site, between the Waioeka Gorge & Matawai township, with full closures in place. This section is expected to take 2-3 weeks to complete, weather dependent.
We strongly recommend people use our Journey Planner website(external link) to check the status of the road if they plan to travel between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki at night.
Waka Kotahi appreciates everyone’s patience as we work to finish this programme as quickly as we can to future-proof access, safety and reliability on this key route for Tairāwhiti.
