Contractors will be onsite at State Highway 1 between Levin and Foxton overnight from next week preparing for the installation of flexible median barrier.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is advising road users to be aware of a temporary shift in the lanes between the Manawatū River Bridge and Oturoa Road and to adhere to temporary speed restrictions.
Crews will be onsite from this Sunday (5 May), working overnight to get the road ready for the new safety barrier installation.
These works will be completed at night between the hours of 7pm and 7am, Sunday to Thursday, to minimise disruptions to traffic.
Both lanes of the road will remain open throughout this work, but both directions will be shifted closer to the centre line and a lower speed in place. NZTA expects these changes will add fewer than 5 minutes delay to travel times.
Please adhere to the temporary speed limits to keep all road users and contractors safer on site.
There will continue to be right in/right out access to all accessways until the turnaround facility at Oturoa Road is operational. Construction of the turnaround facility is expected to be in operation within the next few weeks but could be delayed by weather and ground conditions.
The facility is designed to provide a safe place for road users to turnaround once the flexible median barrier has been installed in the area.
After the turnaround is operational, contractors will install the posts and wire rope for the median barrier. A further update will be provided prior to this work happening.
In the event of bad weather, these works will happen on the next fine evening.
SH1 Levin to Foxton safety improvements
The safety improvements project involves a new roundabout at the intersection of SH1 and Waitārere Beach Road, stretches of painted wide centreline, roadside and median barrier and new turnaround facilities.
Construction of these SH1 improvements is being completed in stages. Construction of all the improvements is due to be complete by mid-2027.
