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The rain event over the past week has had a significant impact on accessibility across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region, particular over Anniversary weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 10 February 2023.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is continuing to urge all road users to adjust their driving to the conditions over the coming days, especially in flood affected areas.
Works as part of the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth project will require overnight closures on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Silverdale and north of the Johnstones Hill tunnels (northbound) and Pūhoi and Grand Drive (southbound) over five weeks.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists of overnight closures planned through Dome Valley this month to complete line marking and maintenance works including storm clean up, median barrier repairs and street light installation.
The State Highway Summer Maintenance Programme will be continuing to make its mark on State Highway 7 between Hanmer Springs and the Lewis Pass next week.
Local residents and regular users of State Highway 60 over the Tākaka Hill need to be ready for delays as planned maintenance work is carried out on the route.
Waka Kotahi is urging everyone using roads in affected areas to adjust their driving to the conditions, which means slowing down, increasing following distances, switching headlights on and watching for flooding and other debris on the road.
5.45pm update: Due to a recurring slip identified just before the road was set to re-open for northbound traffic, SH1 Brynderwyns to Waipu will not reopen today. Our crews are currently onsite working to clear the slip and will review the cause of it given the relatively dry weather this afternoon.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency continues to advise against non-essential travel in the Coromandel and parts of the East Waikato with road conditions making travel hazardous.
State Highway 23 is still open to one lane this morning, however Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises road users should be prepared that the highway may need to fully close at short notice.
We are continuing to urge all road users to avoid non-essential travel in the upper North Island if they can, following red and orange warnings issued by Metservice.
