Contractors are on track to clear this slip and reopen the road by 7 pm tonight.
Slip debris has been removed, and concrete barriers and a bund have been put in place to protect the road and drivers.
Road users should expect delays on SH2 through the Karangahake Gorge tomorrow while work to improve the safety and resilience of the highway is underway.
Works to resurface State Highway 2 between the Wairoa River Bridge and Bethlehem hit an unexpected issue early this morning (Thursday 25 May 2023), when an asphalt paver suffered a mechanical failure at the worksite.
Traffic management is now in place at the entrance of RNZAF Base Ohakea as the site is readied for construction of two temporary roads and a temporary roundabout.
Recent bad weather has affected state highways across the Bay of Plenty, and with more poor weather forecast, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising road users to drive carefully.
Consent has been lodged for the Waikare Gorge realignment project to bypass six kilometres of the existing State Highway 2, which includes the slip- and rockfall-prone Waikare Gorge, between Wairoa and Napier.
Further work is required to complete the Glenview bus hub on State Highway 3 Ōhaupō Road in Hamilton so that it can better serve all members of the community when the new Comet bus timetable begins in July.
A package of proposed bilingual traffic signs will be released for consultation today Te Mātāwai Board Co-Chair Reikura Kahi and Waka Kotahi Director of Land Transport Kane Patena announced.
Ka tukuna tētahi kohikohinga o ngā tohu huarahi reorua e whakaarotia ana ki te ara tuku kōrero i tēnei rā, e ai ki te Hoa Toihau o Te Mātāwai, ki a Reikura Kahi, rāua ko te Kaiurungi o Waka Kotahi, ki a Kane Patena.
Roading crews will continue the cleanup on the state highway network around Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki, following a weekend of heavy rain and wind.
Waka Kotahi is reminding drivers throughout the Manawatū-Whannganui and Taranaki to take extra care on the roads, as heavy rain yesterday and overnight has caused a number of slips and road closures.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising people that safety improvements on the Killington Crescent footbridge in Māngere will take place from Sunday 28 May to Thursday 22 June between 9pm and 5am.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that extended closures of the Auckland Harbour Harbour bridge are possible this weekend, with strong wind alerts forecast from 10am tomorrow (Saturday 20 May) through to 3am Sunday 21 May.
State Highway 5 Napier – Taupō Road will close for six hours overnight next Wednesday (24 May) for urgent work to the bypass constructed between Te Pohue and Glengarry.