The first section of SH1 to be closed for maintenance and rebuild was SH1 from just south of Tīrau - the SH1/SH5 roundabout – through to the intersection SH1 and SH28 which is just north of Putāruru. This work and closure started at 7am on Monday 9 September 2024 and reopened on Friday afternoon 4 October 2024.
From Sunday 24 November we’ll be back to complete the final surface on this stretch of SH1. This night-only closure is to lay the final asphalt surface to complete the 5.75km of road rebuild.
This asphalting will be done from Sunday 24 November until Thursday 5 December, working Sunday to Thursday nights only. The road will be closed from 7pm to 6am on those dates.
The detour will be the same as it was in September, via SH28 and SH5 as per the map below.
This detour is suitable for all heavy vehicles. We calculated that the total extra journey is 4.6km.
Through traffic from the north heading to Taupō may want to consider continuing on SH5 via Rotorua to avoid the closure on SH1 at a similar time, between Putāruru and Tokoroa.
Emergency services will always have full access to the work sites and residences within the closures.
These closures do not affect the Tīrau township. Work required in any of the townships including Tīrau will be done at nights and all work will be advertised well before commencement. Current indications are that this work will be done in the spring of 2025.