Road works - Centennial Park area

Construction work will begin Tuesday 24 June around Centennial Park area to install concrete islands and road line marking. The roads to be marked are: Te Kūiti Road, Park Street, William Street and Ngarongo Road. We ask kindly that this area be kept clear of vehicles and residents do not park on the road for the next couple of days. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Slip on Te Waitere Road – please drive safe

Council is aware of a significant slip on Te Waitere Road. Currently the road is down to one lane with priority give way traffic control in place. Given there is poor weather forecast towards the end of the week, we encourage those needing to pass through this site to be vigilant and drive safely and to the conditions.

NZ Transport Agency Media Release

19 Jun 2019

The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that the rail overbridge on SH30, 27km south of Te Kūiti will be closed to all traffic for up to a week from 9am Monday 24 June.

Acting Regional Director Ross I’Anson says the bridge is at the end of its life, and this work is to provide the essential strengthening it needs to remain open until a replacement bridge is constructed. 

“The bridge has been closed since November 2018 to vehicles exceeding 80% class 1 and a 10km speed limit has been in place since 2018. We expect construction to begin in 2020 and these restrictions will remain until the replacement bridge is built,” says Mr I’Anson. 

A sign-posted detour will be in place via Kōpaki Road, SH4 and SH3, adding approximately 12 km to the route between Te Kūiti and the SH30/Kōpaki Road Intersection. 

Beca and contractors Conspec are carrying out the repairs on behalf of the NZ Transport Agency. The work involves fixing steel plates to the deck of the bridge to spread the load and reduce the impact on individual timber deck planks. 

Bridge closure dates may be pushed back due to wet weather. Visit www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/regions/road-closures or the Transport Agency’s Waikato/BOP Facebook page for updates.  

The Transport Agency apologies for any inconvenience to people’s journeys while this essential work is completed. 

NZTA sign posted detour map 19 June 2019