Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
A stretch of State Highway 2 through Central Hawke’s Bay will be closing for 5 nights next month for resealing.
The road, between the intersection with SH50 and Waipawa, will close overnight from Sunday 16 March.
Signposted detours will be in place.
Crews will be onsite between 8pm and 5am each night, with work expected to finish 5am on Saturday 22 March.
During the work, resealing will take place on SH2 between Waipawa and Waipukurau and a full closure will be in place.
People travelling through to Hastings and Napier, will be detoured through SH50. The reverse will apply for southbound road users travelling from Napier and Hastings.
People travelling north to Waipawa will be detoured along SH50 and into Tikokino Road. Note: while the map shows the detour down Tikonkino Road, this detour will change to Ongaonga Road mid-week once the resealing of the Waipawa Bridge is complete.
The detours will be suitable for all vehicles. The detour between Waipukurau and Waipawa is likely to take about 45 minutes.
During the day, the road will be open to two lanes with temporary speed limits in place as loose chip will be present. Emergency services will always be assisted through the closures.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi acknowledges the road detours will be frustrating but hopes the night closures will minimise disruption. We appreciate people’s support and patience taking the detours.
NZTA is coordinating as much maintenance work as possible to make the most of these night closures, ultimately reducing disruption to road users while the summer renewal season progresses.
This work is weather dependent. Contingency dates are Monday 24 to Saturday 29 March, 8pm-5am each night.