Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
If you are a regular visitor to Masterton or just planning on heading through the Wairarapa town, be aware major rehabilitation works are about to get underway on State Highway 2, Chapel Street, next week.
This is a continuation of work started in January this year. Contractors will be working on Chapel Street south of Lincoln Road to the south of Cole Street.
They’ll be doing a full reconstruction of the road, involving major excavation and foundation work ahead of laying structural asphalt. The project will strengthen the road and make it less prone to potholes and traffic damage.
The work will see two full weekend closures – one from 9 June and the other from 16 June. They will run from 8 pm on Friday to 6 am Monday.
The work has been timed for weekends to minimise disruption. Full closures let contractors get the job done much more quickly, efficiently, and safely. Doing the work during the day under stop/go traffic management would take far longer and cause more inconvenience for drivers, businesses, and residents.
Works schedule
- 9 June to 12 June. Friday 8 pm to Monday 6 am
- 16 June to 19 June. Friday 8 pm to Monday 6 am
Works location
- State Highway 2 Chapel St between Lincoln St and Jackson St south of the work site, will be closed to traffic 24/7.
- A local road detour is available on Dixon Street. Heavy vehicles should use the Ngaumutawa Rd/Paierau Rd bypass.
- Access will remain open for the Z service station.
- Access will not be available to the Masterton Mall parking building.
- The footpaths on both sides of the road will remain open.
Chapel Street closure zone for road reconstruction from Jackson Street to Lincoln Road
Waka Kotahi appreciates this work will be inconvenient for residents and business owners. However, these works will create an improved stretch of road that will require less repair and maintenance. We want to thank the public for their patience and cooperation while this work is done.
Similar works are also planned for another southern section of Chapel St. The exact timing for this is still to be set.
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