After working through a pretty windy and wet few weeks, urgent work to stabilise the riverbank opposite Tuhourangi Marae on the Te Puke Highway has been successfully completed.
People who drive between the West Coast and Canterbury via SH73 will face daytime delays next Tuesday and Wednesday, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Substantial slips at Meybille Bay, north of Punakaiki, on SH6, and inland at Lyell in the Upper Buller Gorge, also SH6, will keep those routes closed today, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
The recent spate of wet weather has had a significant impact on the state highway roading network across New Zealand, including in the Bay of Plenty region, where repair work is taking place throughout the second half of June into early July.
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 24 June 2022. Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Early works are progressing well in preparation for the installation of a cableway for the Te Ara o Te Ata: Mt Messenger Bypass project later this year.
Highway maintenance crews continue to clear an active (ie still occurring) slip at Lyell on the Upper Buller Gorge, SH6, says Moira Whinham, Maintenance Contract Manager for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on the West Coast.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the improvements to State Highway 57 near Levin will make the road far safer for everyone who uses it, and is encouraging people to be patient and take care as they adjust to the changes to the road’s layout.
State Highway 3 through the Awakino Gorge is currently down to one lane due to a dropout just south of SH3 Kuriwera Bridge and Awakau Road intersection.
Waka Kotahi is advising motorists of ongoing disruptions to travel in and around Auckland this evening, with severe winds and heavy rain continuing to affect the city.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 58 Paremata Road will be closed overnight tonight (Monday 13 June 2022) and tomorrow night (Tuesday 14 June 2022) for storm recovery works.
Today Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Gisborne with two community providers to trial an alternate way of delivering driver licence testing services in the region.