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Update 7.30am 28 June 2023: SH25 will not reopen. Due to further rockfall overnight, contractors cannot pilot vehicles through between 7.30am – 8.30am as planned this morning.
Physical works are underway for the construction of a bridge reconnecting State Highway 25A, to be completed by the end of March 2024. The summit of SH25A between Kōpū and Hikuai collapsed during the North Island’s major storm event in late January and remains closed.
State Highway 25 will re-open from 3.30pm this afternoon to allow road users to travel past the Ruamahunga slip site, however the road will close again from 5.30pm.
Despite contractors making good progress clearing today’s slip at Ruamahunga – geotech engineers advise it is not safe to reopen State Highway 25 today.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the Pekatahi Bridge, located north of Taneatua on State Highway 2, will close daily for structural maintenance between Monday 3 July and Thursday 6 July.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will begin construction of a turnaround bay at the intersection of State Highway 1/Hydro Road, east of Cambridge, next week as part of the SH1 Cambridge to Piarere Safety Improvements.
Fieldays 2023 is fast approaching, with the event taking place at Mystery Creek from Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 June. Over 100,000 people are expected at the region’s annual agricultural trade show, and this will undoubtedly have an impact on roads nearby.
The next phase of the State Highway 1 Cambridge to Piarere Safety Improvements programme gets underway this month, as Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency starts construction of a turnaround bay at the intersection of SH1/Hydro Road, east of Cambridge.
A short section of Truman Lane will re-open to two lanes and access from the SH29A roundabout will be restored from early morning on Thursday 8 June, weather dependent. Two lanes will initially be available during daytime hours only, with around-the-clock access expected to be restored from Saturday 10 June.
