Work to finish upgrading a Whangārei intersection will be put on hold over the busy Christmas/New Year period.
In September contractors started work on improving the Tarewa Rd and Porowini Ave intersection.
The $1.8 million upgrade will provide an additional lane on Porowini Ave at the western side of the intersection and an extra lane on Tarewa Rd at the northern side of the intersection.
The council said over the last few months good progress has been made and the job should be finished by February.
It said the teams working on the job have widened the road, relocated cables and power, drainage, signals and lighting and completed kerb, channel, footpath, driveway and wall construction.