Summer state highway works

As people continue to make summer travel plans or return to work, they’ll notice road contractors out in force taking advantage of the good weather.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says its contractors are advancing significant maintenance programmes across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network.

The Agency says it’s completing an ambitious programme to improve the safety and resilience of the network and whilst delays are expected, many considerations have to be made for how to complete these important works.

“Waka Kotahi monitors the weather forecast closely, and sites and timings will change at short notice. We have been making the most of the summer weather and the period of time before schools go back,” says Roger Brady, Bay of Plenty System Manager, Maintenance and Operations.

“Our key focus is to keep people using the roads and our contractor crews safe. While this can mean there are lastminute changes to our maintenance programmes, we provide information as up-to-date as we can.”

Sites in the Western Bay include State Highway 2 Tākitimu Drive / Waihī Road overbridge, the Bay Link project from Bayfair to Te Maunga, and the Eastern Link Toll Road.

Safety improvement works have been back underway on SH2 from Waihī to Ōmokoroa with four active sites between Athenree Road and Tanners Point Road,

Rea Road / Tetley Road intersection and Lund Road to Sargent Drive, as well as night resealing sites.

Tree felling work was planned for Apata Station Road to Esdaile Road.

As for the Tākitimu North Link, enabling works continue with ecological and environmental investigations at Wairoa Road off SH2 near Oliver Road. A southbound shoulder closure has been in place, which was not anticipated to impact traffic.

Visit journeys.nzta.govt.nz for up-todate information.