Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne to take extra care and stay alert as severe weather is creating challenging driving conditions.
Regional Maintenance and Operations Manager Jaclyn Hankin says the heavy rain has caused potholes to appear in the road, which crews are doing their best to address.
“Our contractors have been out in the rain over the last couple of days, working hard to ensure that the state highways remain safe for motorists,” Ms Hankin says.
“Potholes and debris have appeared on roads across the region, so please keep speeds down and stay alert. We want everyone to get to their destinations and back home safely.
“It will take some time for us to repair all the potholes, especially while the severe weather continues. Making permanent repairs to potholes requires warm, dry weather so until the rain clears we can only make temporary repairs.
“We need people to drive to the conditions for the safety of everyone on the roads, including our contractors who are doing a great job in very bad weather.
“If anyone sees any issues on the state highways, please call 0800 44 44 49 so that our contractors can get to the site quickly and fix the issue.”
Waka Kotahi will advise of any road closures on our social media pages or the Journey Planner(external link) webpage. Motorists who do need to travel are advised to check these before heading out, as well as the MetService website for the weather forecast.
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