The Hikuai River Bridge on State Highway 25 between Tairua and the Pauanui turnoff will be closed to all traffic for a series of nights in October and November while the bridge deck is replaced.
With warmer temperatures and drier spells on the horizon, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is gearing up to deliver an unrivalled summer programme across the Tairāwhiti roading network.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises improvement works on State Highway 35 at Kopuaroa Hill and Tatapouri Hill will get underway from Tuesday 27 September.
People in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti-Gisborne are asked to take particular care on the roads in coming days, with a severe thunderstorm watch for this afternoon giving way to heavy rain watches from tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon through into Friday.
Construction has started on a collection of three bridges that will cross the Te Hakao Minden Gully at Te Puna, as part of a major interchange being built for the Takitimu North Link project.
Waka Kotahi contractors worked through the night to complete temporary repairs to a section of the Northwestern Cycleway underpass at Te Atatū which was damaged during digging work on the Northwestern Busway Improvements project early on Monday morning.
Work to make State Highway 1 (SH1) Waikato Expressway safer at Tamahere is nearing completion, with two overnight closures planned to remove the temporary steel barriers.
The need to swiftly remove a tree next to the road means Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency needs to close a section of State Highway 2 for two days early next month.
With just a few weeks until the start of the road renewal season, contractors are getting ready to deliver on the largest programme the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region has seen.
Work on a new slow vehicle bay on State Highway 2 south of Raupunga in northern Hawke’s Bay is progressing well, with tree felling completed earlier this month.
A new lane at the summit of Saddle Road is now available for drivers to use while work continues to stabilise the road and repair cracks identified last month.