The 2024/25 summer maintenance programme is well underway with active worksites across the region.
In the BOP, crews are aiming to complete 110 single lane kilometres of maintenance this season with work well underway on SH30 in Central Rotorua, SH2 near Pongakawa and SH34 near Kawerau. On SH2 North of Tauranga at Te Puna, work has already been completed.
In the Waikato, work on SH1 Tīrau to Waiouru acceleration programme continues with another 110 single lane kilometres also to complete across the region aiming to give drivers safer, smoother journeys, and to keep our highways in good condition.
Starting on Sunday for 4 nights on SH2 north of Tauranga, crews will be resurfacing 5 sites between the Pahoia and the Wairoa Bridge. Crews are starting at Clarke Road, then moving north to Barrett Road, Francis Road and finishing at the most northern worksite near Pahoia.
Whilst the worksites are relatively short and the work is being undertaken at night, there could be delays the following morning due to a temporary speed limit of 30km/h while the chipseal beds in. To ease disruption and enable the new surface to cure, this work is also being done in the school holidays when traditionally there is less traffic. In addition, on SH2 at the intersection with Ōmokoroa Road, work is continuing in preparation for the new roundabout, with lane shifts and speed restrictions in place.
To plan ahead and see where disruptive works are, people can use the NZTA Journey Planner.
NZTA Journey Planner(external link)
This is kept up to date in real time so you can see all disruptive activity and potential hazards on the state highway network.
Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway works as at 4 October 2024 [PDF, 590 KB]
