Key BoP-Waikato route to close over five nights
NZTA says a full closure was safer for their crews and road users.
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Minister talks up four-lane highway from Waikato to BOP
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Cambridge roadworks: Diversions and closures for Moffat Road
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Major evening delays due soon on Hamilton to Tauranga route
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Hamilton tech business wins contract with NZ Navy
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