Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere will re-open overnight under stop/go traffic management from approximately 7pm – 9am.
State Highway 2 will be closed at Otoko from 6am until 4pm on Thursday (9 March), with a single convoy in place in each direction at 9am (northbound) and 10am (southbound) to help limit the disruption, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere will close at 6pm tonight and remain closed overnight. Emergency services access will be maintained.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere remains open for light vehicles for essential travel only due to further deterioration of the underslip.
Waka Kotahi is advising that SH25 between Hikuai and Whangamata has re-opened for light vehicle use only, under stop-go traffic management. Drivers should expect delays while contractors continue working to stabilise the road and widen the surface.
State Highway 25 between the townships of Kuaotunu and Whitianga has now reopened, after multiple slips along the stretch of road following Friday’s heavy rain.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that while a solution is still being worked on, it will be around nine to 12 months before State Highway 25A is fully re-opened in the Coromandel.
As the response to the widespread impact of Cyclone Gabrielle continues, road renewals and project activity has been able to re-commence, in part thanks to a run of warm sunny weather gracing the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region.
Over 100 structures, such as bridges and large culverts, on state highways in Hawke’s Bay have now been inspected following the devastation unleashed on the network by Cyclone Gabrielle.