Up to 4 nights of additional overnight road closures are required for asphalting works on State Highway 2 at Wharerātā early next week, after this work had to be deferred due to wet weather and equipment failure.
It’s full steam ahead around the Coromandel with the work programme ramping up to repair damage caused by last summer’s extreme weather across Coromandel’s state highway network.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 16 February 2024.
Ahead of the upcoming closure of State Highway 1 (SH1) Brynderwyn Hills for critical restoration work, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has been working with our partners to ensure detour routes are as safe and as high quality as possible for people and goods.
A community survey on the ongoing closure and potential options at the State Highway 1B Telephone Road rail crossing has shown strong interest and a range of views on the future of the crossing.
With three weeks of night closures beginning on the Urban Motorway this weekend, Wellington drivers are being urged to be ready and plan for travel disruptions when heading in and out of the city.
As work continues to build back a stretch of State Highway 1 at Utiku, between Mangaweka and Taihape, round the clock stop/go traffic management will come into effect from tomorrow (Thursday 8 February).
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises that work will ramp up from next week to complete repairs across Coromandel’s state highway network, which was extensively damaged by last summer’s extreme weather events.
State Highway 1 has reopened earlier than expected today between Taupō and Tūrangi and remains fully open tomorrow, Waitangi Day, under a reduced speed limit due to the unsealed surface.