Waikato Expressway - Ngāruawāhia section upcoming closures and detours

Closure date

Closure hours

Direction

Sunday 10 November to Friday 15 November 2024

Night closures (7pm-5am) starting Sunday night and finishing Friday morning

Both directions

Sunday 17 November to Friday 22 November 2024

Night closures (7pm-5am) starting Sunday night and finishing Friday morning

Both directions

Sunday 24 November to Friday 29 November 2024

Full road closure from midnight Sunday to midday Friday

Both directions

Sunday 1 December to Friday 6 December 2024 (if needed - to be confirmed)

Full closure from midnight Sunday to midday Friday

Both directions

Outside the closures, two other detours remain in place until Sunday 15 December 2024:

  • The southbound on-ramp at Taupiri/Gordonton Road is closed until mid-December so people need to use the SH1B detour.
  • Northbound SH1C traffic is required to exit at Lake Road, head south on SH1 to turn around at Resolution interchange and proceed north. The detour adds about 8 minutes to journeys.

 

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