Motorists travelling between Rotorua and Taupo are advised to use State Highway 30 and State Highway 1 or expect significant delays over the weekend, particularly on Saturday morning 24 September. There are two major work sites located within approximately 17km of Rotorua.
Waikato-Tainui and the NZ Transport Agency have today unveiled plans for the symbolic restoration of the historic Rangiriri Paa at a ceremony at the site.
NZ Transport Agency contractors are expected to start the construction of a 40 metre long steel pile retaining wall on State Highway 25, 9kms south of Coromandel town next week.
A third year student majoring in archaeology and Te Reo Māori has been announced as the first recipient of a NZ Transport Agency and Waikato-Tainui scholarship.
New local road connections will open on the Rangiriri Section of the Waikato Expressway next week as contractor Fletcher Construction continues to work towards final completion of the project next year.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking motorists in eastern Bay of Plenty to be aware of the risk of rock-falls and slips after the earthquake and aftershocks this morning.
