As part of the State Highway 30 Tikitere to Whakatāne speed review, new safe speed limits have been set and installation of the new signs started Monday 14 August 2023.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that two detours will be in place from next week for SH30 Te Ngae Road between Vaughan Road and Ōwhata roundabout.
Waka Kotahi and New Zealand Police are reminding East Coast stock owners to keep an eye on their livestock to avoid someone getting killed or seriously injured due to wandering animals.
A lower temporary speed limit will be in place next week near the intersection of Princess Street and State Highway 3 in Waitara, to allow for soil sampling before the road is widened.
Road users are being reminded to expect delays when traveling through State Highway 1/3 outside RNZAF Base Ohakea during two nights of stop/go traffic management next week.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport agency advises that Tauranga road users should expect significant delays this afternoon due to an incident at the railway on Hewletts Road.
State Highway 2 Napier-Hastings Expressway, between Pakowhai and Evenden Roads, will close between 8pm tonight and 4am tomorrow to allow contractors to replace median barrier posts damaged in a crash.
State Highway 35 north of Tolaga Bay will reopen from 5am tomorrow (Thursday) following the removal of the cyclone-damaged Hikuwai No. 1 bridge and the sealing of the approaches to the new Bailey bridge today.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that while State Highway 1 through the Desert Road remains closed between Waiouru and Rangipo due to snow, the route around the western side of the mountains has opened up.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that snow is forecast down to 700m tomorrow morning for the Desert Road with high winds picking up from this afternoon and carrying through to tomorrow night.