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 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.
Crews across the weekend are working hard in the lead-up to Labour Weekend, and there are noticeable signs of progress across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region.
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.
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.
A project to transform 5.3 hectares of salt marsh and grazing land near Athenree is underway, restoring the Taiao (natural environment) providing a refuge for inanga (whitebait) and native bird life.
The first new coats of seal have been applied onto the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network, as fine weather has allowed crews to get out on the roads.
Waka Kotahi advises motorists that essential safety work is scheduled to take place on the ramps of the State Highway 1 (SH1) Hampton Downs Interchange from late October until mid-December.
Road pavement rehabilitation and surfacing works on State Highway 27 (Firth Street) in Matamata will be extended into next week, due to the discovery of a void under the road surface.