Crews repairing Rotokautuku (Waiapu) Bridge on State Highway 35, near Ruatoria, will carry out two further bridge lifts tomorrow - Wednesday 11th December.
Work has been underway since October, with a number of bridge lifts required to make the improvements – these involve closing the bridge to traffic under a stop-stop traffic arrangement and raising it a few millimetres at a time.
The two additional bridge lifts will be undertaken tomorrow under two separate 10-minute stop-stops between 9am and 3pm and road users are advised to plan their journey.
While the bridge remains structurally sound, repairs to the bearings and cross bracing are needed to restore the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Further bridge lifts and details will be communicated in the new year.
Please be tolerant and respectful of our crews out on site – they’d appreciate a friendly wave.
Road workers are out in all weather and do their best to keep everyone moving. They’re helping to keep you safe.
We appreciate the work we are doing is having a direct impact on people’s day to day lives and can be frustrating – but the people out there on the worksites are local, your friends and whānau and we want to make sure they make it home safe each night.
We have a busy summer construction season ahead of us and this summer, roadworkers are out across the country making improvements. Expect delays and allow extra time before you travel.
