Overnight stop/go traffic management will be the temporary new norm for a stretch of State Highways 3 and 3A in Taranaki from the end of this week – and motorists are told to expect short delays.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will have crews on site in Inglewood to repair patches of damaged pavement to improve the road surface and increase its longevity over the wetter winter months.
NZTA said the work needed to be completed under stop/go controls because the road was too narrow for both lanes of traffic to travel safely around the large machinery.
Crews will first repair patches on the section of SH3 before turning their attention to SH3A, and road users are told to expect delays of about five to 10 minutes due to the work.
“Access to and from adjacent roads including Ngahere, Pukatea, Konini, Hinau, Kahikatea and Miro streets may be impacted during the works, but alternative routes will be available,” NZTA said in a statement.
