Road users should be extra cautious and obey all road signs while the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, Rotorua Half Marathon and annual Santa Parades take place across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty from this weekend.
Road users in the Bay of Plenty may see contractors out in force over the coming weeks carrying out re-seals or improvements to the State Highway network.
The NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail are advising Tauranga road users that next week some level crossings will have no active alarms to warn them a train is approaching.
The NZ Transport Agency is holding a community event this Saturday to give the public a chance to see and hear what’s been happening on the Maungatapu underpass site.
The NZ Transport Agency, Mana Whenua groups, Heritage New Zealand and the South Waikato District Council have started work on a project which will see safer access and improvements to the culturally significant Hatupatu rock site on State Highway 1 near Ātiamuri.