Heads up: State highway roadworks for February
NZ Transport Agency has provided an update on state highway roadworks in Hauraki and Coromandel.
SH2 Karangahake Gorge: A 600m section through the gorge, between Crown Hill Road and School Rd, has a temporary speed limit of 50km/h. This section of the highway includes the entrance to the Karangahake Reserve, which is the starting point for many of the popular walks in the historic gorge. The temporary speed limit was to remain in place until after Waitangi Day.
SH25 Ruamahunga slip: State Highway 25 at Ruamahunga, north of Thames, is reduced to a single lane with stop/go traffic management for important slope stabilisation work. Tomorrow, the road will be fully closed for short periods of about 20 minutes outside peak travel hours, to allow for a helicopter to safely operate over the road. After each 20-minute closure, the road will be reopened for about 20 minutes to allow traffic to clear before the next closure. The helicopter will be delivering equipment and materials and helping to remove vegetation. If the weather is unsuitable, this work will be postponed.
SH25 Coromandel: From Monday, up to six locations along SH25 will have stop/go traffic management in place due to recovery works, and from mid-march up to 10 locations. While SH25A was closed last year, work on the wider SH25 Coromandel state highway network was carefully managed to minimise disruption, now that SH25A is open, this essential work must be completed.
SH25 Whiritoa: Road rehabilitation starts south of Parakiwai Quarry Rd yesterday. Work will take two weeks to complete, during this time stop/stop traffic management and temporary speed limits will be in place between 7am and 6pm each day. Delays are to be expected.
SH29 Hinuera: To allow road rehabilitation to take place, a full road closure of SH29 at Hinuera will be in place on weekdays, between 6am and 6pm, beginning yesterday until Monday, February 26. A detour is available westbound via SH27, then left onto Puketutu Rd, then left onto Hinuera Rd, Hopkins Rd and back onto SH29 and vice versa when travelling eastbound. Minor delays are expected.