BOP and Waikato state highway works for November

Bay of Plenty

Western Bay of Plenty

• SH2 Old Tauranga Road to Mathers Road: A road rebuild is underway on SH2 near Old Tauranga Road, from 6am to 6pm Monday to Saturday each week and a finish date of around Wednesday 4 December, weather dependent. There will be lane diversions and stop/go traffic management in place with a 30km/h temporary speed limit 24 hours a day. Motorists are advised to expect delays.
• SH2 Ōmokoroa Road: Road widening and service relocation works are underway in preparation for the new roundabout. Lane shifts are in place along with speed restrictions. There will be intermittent stop/go traffic management in place which may cause longer delays. Follow the temporary signs and directions of the traffic management team and watch for layout changes. Expect minor delays especially during peak times. More information
• SH2 Apata Station Road: Road widening work is underway in preparation for the new roundabout. Lane shifts are in place along with speed restrictions. There will be stop/go traffic management in place from 9am to 4pm, Thursday 21 to Friday 22 November, and again from Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 November. People are advised this work may cause longer delays. Follow the temporary signs and directions of the traffic management team and watch for layout changes. Expect minor delays.
• SH33 Paengaroa: Resurfacing work on SH33 between Allport Road and Maungarangi Road is underway and expected to be completed early December. Hours of work are between 6am and 6pm each day. While the work is taking place there will be lane diversions and stop/go traffic management in place with a temporary speed limit of 30km/h. Outside of these hours there will be a temporary speed limit in place while the new chipseal is trafficked.

Tauranga

• SH2 Tauranga – overnight resurfacing works start 8pm Sunday 17 November on SH2 northbound lane in Tauranga. This work will take 2 weeks to complete, between 8pm and 6am from Sunday 17 to Monday 29 November and is weather dependent. During these works, traffic will be reduced to a single lane.
• SH2 Takitimu North Link Stage 1: Shoulder closures and stop/go traffic management on Minden Road continue until mid-December while utility works are completed, and earthworks get underway. There continues to be 24/7 traffic management on Minden Road with lane deviations and lane switching. Please take direction from staff on the ground and slow down through the work site.

· SH2/Fifteenth Ave: Major works to build the connection from Fifteenth Ave to SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road are underway. Works involve the building of a 120m long retaining wall and earthworks, prior to the Fifteenth Ave bridge construction. One lane at SH2/Fifteenth Ave near Edgecumbe Road will be closed while this work takes place. This is likely to remain in place until mid-2026. Local residents and those passing through this area should be prepared for disruption over the construction season; there will be delays and changes to the road layout as we complete this work.

· SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road: A reduced speed limit of 70km/h is in place while Takitimu North Link Stage 1 crews are working behind the barriers. More information

• SH29 Tauriko West between Redwood Lane and Cambridge Road: Project construction is ongoing at multiple sites on SH29, with shoulder closures, reduced speed limits and mobile operations in place. From Monday 18 November to Thursday 21 November (7pm to 5am each night), a 3-way stop/go with a temporary 30km/h speed limit will be in place on Cambridge Road and SH29 on all approaches to the SH29/Cambridge Road intersection for works to install safety barriers, modify traffic islands and line marking. Access to Cambridge Road and SH29 will remain open for the duration of the works. Following on from the night works, a shoulder closure and a lane deviation will be in place on Cambridge Road while works start to install sheet piling. A temporary 60km/h speed limit will be in place on Cambridge Road and SH29 on all approaches to the SH29/Cambridge Road intersection for the duration of these works. More information
• SH29 Kaimai Range: A programme of night works has started with a road rebuild near Hanga Lane, taking 4 weeks to complete with a finish date in late November. The nightworks are between 7pm and 6am Monday to Thursday to minimise impact to traffic. When work is underway there will be stop/go traffic management in place. Over the coming 6-8 months there will be several significant worksites to complete. More information

· SH2 Bay Link: SH2 Bayfair flyover will be closed overnight on Sunday 17 November and Monday 18 November, between approximately 8pm and 5am each night. A signposted detour via Maunganui Road and SH2/SH29A Te Maunga Interchange will apply. On Tuesday 19 November, from approximately 8pm to 5am, the northbound off-ramp at SH2/SH29A Te Maunga Interchange will be closed. For all vehicles heading northbound, a signposted detour via SH2 Bayfair flyover, Maunganui Road northbound, Golf Road Roundabout, Maunganui Road southbound and Bayfair Roundabout will apply. For all vehicles heading westbound, a signposted detour via Sandhurst Interchange, Mangatawa Link Road, Truman Lane and SH29A roundabout will apply, visit nzta.govt.nz/baylink-traffic

· SH2 Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road (TELTR): The Tauranga City Council led project continues. A 2km section of SH2, just past the Kaituna River Bridge continues to be reduced to a single lane in each direction to allow construction of the Pāpāmoa East Interchange to progress. This closure will remain in place for the duration of construction, with a temporary 70km/h speed limit in place. More information.

• SH2 TELTR: The Quayside Properties Ltd led Rangiuru Business Park Interchange project continues. More information

Rotorua

• SH36 Hamurana Road, north of Ngongotahā: A road rebuild is underway on SH36 between Central Road and Gloucester Road between 8am and 5pm, due to be completed in early December. While the work is underway a lane closure will be in place between Central Road and Gloucester Road each weekday. Temporary traffic management will remain in place until the road has been line marked.

Eastern Bay of Plenty

• SH2 Ōpōtiki: A suicide awareness march is taking place Thursday 21 November between 10am and 11am. Kindergarten and primary school students and teachers will be marching. Some of the march will be alongside SH2 in Ōpōtiki. The road remains open and traffic management will be in place to assist.
• SH38 Rangitāiki Bridge: Work is underway on bridge repairs near Murupara and is expected to be completed in early December. At times during the work there will be short periods of stop/stop traffic management in place and a temporary speed limit of 30km/h.
• SH35 Ōpape: Underslip repairs are underway and expected to be completed in late November. The work will take place between 7am and 5am Monday to Saturday. There will be stop/go traffic management and a temporary speed limit of 30km/h in place while work is underway. A temporary speed limit of 50km/h in place while the site is unattended.
• SH35 Te Kaha: A road rebuild is underway near the Tūtaki Marae and Te Kaha Hotel, between Copenhagen Road and Copenhagen Loop Road in Te Kaha between 7am and 5pm Monday to Friday. The work is expected to be completed in early December. While rebuild work is underway there will be stop/go, and at times stop/stop, traffic management in place and a temporary speed limit.
• SH35 Waikawa Bay: Repairs have started on the culvert at Waikawa Bay on SH35, work is expected to be completed by the end of November. Stop/go traffic management is in place with a temporary speed limit while the works are taking place.

Waikato

• SH1 Ātiamuri: Safety and network improvement works just south of the Waikato River Bridge continue. Stop/go traffic management is in place until early December. Average delay time is between 3-5minutes.