Road users are being warned to expect long delays at the SH25 underslip site between Hikuai and Opoutere on Wednesday 15 March, while Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors work to stabilise the surface of the temporary bypass track.
From approximately 10am onwards the stabilisation work will require periods of full road closure for 30 minutes to one hour at a time. At regular intervals, the road will reopen under stop/go traffic management to allow light vehicles access before closing again and resuming the work.
Waka Kotahi says it thanks the Coromandel community for their patience while it undertakes this necessary activity to keep the bypass around the underslip safe and useable for traffic.
Waka Kotahi said on Monday that the surface of the temporary track coped better than expected with the increased traffic volumes over the weekend, so it would be safe for the road to remain open unless there’s deterioration,”
Travel through the site will be under stop/go traffic management with the potential for periods of stop/stop or full closure for maintenance on the temporary pavement, the Monday announcement said.
