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Taranaki state highway maintenance programme

Saturday 27 September to Friday 3 October

26 September 2025

Roadworks this week

State highways with scheduled works this week

SH45 Powderham Street, New Plymouth
SH3/SH45 intersection, Hāwera
SH3A Mountain Road, Inglewood
SH3 Mt Messenger
SH3 Tongapōrutu

Roadworks may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the weekly schedule.

Check the NZTA Journey Planner for the latest travel information and journey times before starting your journey: journeys.nzta.govt.nz.

Information current as at 12pm on 26 September 2025.

State Highway 45 – New Plymouth

SH45 Powderham Street, New Plymouth

Asphalt repairs.
Monday 29 September to Friday 3 October.
Lane closure, 7pm-6am. Both lanes open during the day.

State Highway 3/45 – Hāwera

SH3/SH45 intersection, Hāwera

Asphalt repairs.
Sunday 21 September to Thursday 2 October.
Road closure at night, 7pm-6am, Sunday to Friday. No work on Saturday nights.
Access to and from the intersections of Waihi, South, Manawapou and Denby roads will be closed while work is taking place. Alternative routes will be available.

State Highway 3A

SH3A Mountain Road, Inglewood

Culvert replacement, drainage upgrade, and retaining wall construction between Humphries Street and Davis Road.
Wedensday 10 September to Wednesday 1 October.
Stop/go traffic management is in place with delays of 5-10 minutes.
Once this work is complete, work on a road rebuild is planned. The rebuild is expected to take 5 weeks to complete with work taking place between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Stop/go traffic management will be in place with delays of 10-15 minutes.

State Highway 3 – Waitara to Awakino

SH3 Mt Messenger

Underslip repair emergency works.
Completion is now expected by the end of October, weather permitting.
The site is operating under stop/go traffic management, with delays of around 20 minutes.

SH3 Tongapōrutu

Underslip repair emergency works.
70km/h temporary speed limit in place.


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Please be aware that there may be other less disruptive state highway works not listed in this newsletter.

Roadworks listed in this newsletter may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the weekly schedule.