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Road users should expect long delays at the SH25 underslip site between Hikuai and Opoutere tomorrow Wednesday 15 March, while Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors work to stabilise the surface of the temporary bypass track.
The rail crossing on State Highway 1B Telephone Road, one of the most dangerous in the country, will remain closed to traffic for the foreseeable future.
Around 30 heavy vehicles were some of the first to travel State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the route, as part of a freight convoy this morning.
State Highway 23 will be closed near Te Uku for a few hours tomorrow, Wednesday 15 March, to retrieve a concrete truck which rolled off the road last week.
Waka Kotahi says tireless work from local contractors has seen increased access on two key routes in the Wairoa area today, with State Highway 38 reopening from Wairoa to Tuai and State Highway 2 reopening between Wairoa and the Waikare River, where the bridge was destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle.
The SH6/SH6A intersection in Queenstown, often called the BP roundabout, will close for three nights for utility investigations for the New Zealand Upgrade Programme.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere is open to one lane this week, during daytime and night-time hours, and will remain open providing it’s safe.
With strong winds and heavy rain forecast for the beginning of the working week, drivers in the lower North Island will need to take extra care on the region’s roads.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere will open to one lane this evening to allow light vehicle access over the weekend, after an underslip took out part of the road earlier in the week.
SH54 Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road between Rangitikei Line and Milson Line in Palmerston North will be closed during daytime hours next week for resealing work.
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, 17 March 2023.
