Drivers in the top of the South Island region will see multiple chip sealing sites over the coming weeks as the state highway summer maintenance programme gets into high gear.
Contractors working on Evans St/ SH1 in Timaru, on planned summer maintenance works between Waimataitai St and Hobbs St, have struck significant problems while resurfacing this heavily trafficked route in recent weeks.
The intersection of State Highway 30 and State Highway 33 - Te Ngae Junction (Whakatāne turnoff) is significantly safer with the completion of a new roundabout and other safety improvements.
Roading crews will be a familiar site on the state highway network across the wider Rotorua region over coming weeks, with a number of worksites to the city’s north-east all happening at the same time.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising road users that maintenance work on State Highway 16 (SH16) eastbound between Te Atatu Road and Rosebank Road will take place overnight from 7pm Saturday 11 November to 9am Sunday 12 November.
From Tuesday 14 November, the two lanes on the southbound approach to the temporary roundabout on State Highway 1/3 outside RNZAF Base Ohakea will be combined into one lane.
A recipe of heavy rain and high winds followed by fine weather has meant road maintenance contractors have had to utilise a range of skills this week to ensure the state highway network has been safe and accessible.
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 November 2023.