Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

SH2 Waihī to Tauranga Corridor

Traffic impacts - week commencing 19 February 2024

15 February 2024


 

Well maintained roads are an important part of keeping people safe. We aim to do this work with as little disruption as possible, although roadworks can be inconvenient. Thanks for your patience while we do these important works.

Please drive carefully through work sites and stick to the temporary speed limits.

Intended programme for 19 to 23 February

Our programme is weather dependent, and can be impacted by other unforeseen issues. Changes sometimes occur at short notice so may be postponed to the next suitable day/night.

 

Maintenance / reseal sites north of Katikati
Night works began at Athenree on 14 February and will continue south into w/c 19 February at 8 sites. 

  • Athenree
  • Commodore Corner
  • Hikurangi North
  • Hikurangi Road
  • Tuapiro Road
  • McMillan Road
  • Woodland Road 

Nightworks under stop/go. Temporary speed limits on the following day with loose chip. Estimated completion 3 March.

Athenree Gorge
Resealing and line marking changes ahead of flexible median barrier installation. Contraflow in place with speed restrictions. Estimated completion March 2024.

Kauri Point Road to Stokes Road
Service relocations underway. Widening shoulder ahead of installation of flexible median barrier. Contraflow and shoulder closures in place with speed restrictions. Estimated completion late February.

SH2 Rea/Tetley, Lockington/Matahui and Morton Road roundabouts
Final line marking and sweeping at 3 roundabout sites. Estimated completion by 23 February.

SH2/Sharp Road Intersection
Roundabout construction underway with significant activities on the southbound lanes. There will be intermittent stop/go traffic management in place which may cause longer delays, but typically expect minor delays. Ongoing to mid-2024.

Apata Curves
Road widening works underway. Contraflow in place with speed restrictions. There will be intermittent stop/go traffic management in place which may cause longer delays, but typically expect minor delays. Enabling works for roundabout site estimated completion 2025.

SH2/near Loop Road, Te Puna 
Construction continues at the western tie-in of the Takitimu North Link project, where utilities relocations are underway.  Stop/stop traffic management (where both sides of the road are closed for a period of time) near Loop Road to allow vegetation clearance to take place – this is being undertaken at the weekend to minimise disruption. This is for a few minutes at a time while trees are removed on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February, 7am-7pm

SH2/Te Mete Road, Te Puna
Haul road set up to support summer earthworks season for construction of Takitimu North Link, shoulder closure, 60km/h temporary speed limit. Works ongoing. 

 

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Unreliable travel times are frustrating for everyone, and this is a particularly busy time with an increased level of activity on roads during the warmer, drier months of the year when we complete the bulk of this critical work – as well as our longer term projects. People will have noticed the mornings are cooler in recent days, meaning Autumn is around the corner, so we need to make the most of the current conditions.

While these projects are in construction, the cumulative effect of multiple programmes of work is being monitored at a regional network level and, at times, this is challenging to get right. Wherever possible, our crews work at night and coordinate or combine works to minimise disruption, however, the capacity of the network is stretched.

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