Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
A stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway will be closing overnight this Sunday for wire rope barrier repairs.
SH2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway will be closing from 8pm this Sunday 6 April to 4am Monday, between Meeanee Road and Links Road/Pākōwhai Road roundabout, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
During the closure crews will be carrying out repairs to flexible median barrier, damaged in a crash last weekend.
Detour details light vehicles up to 44 tonnes
A signposted detour will be place for all vehicles up to 44 tonnes. Southbound vehicles will be detoured onto Meeanee Road, Awatoto Road, and right onto State Highway 51, through Clive to Te Ara Kahikatea, right onto Pākōwhai Road before rejoining the expressway. The reverse will apply for northbound vehicles.
Emergency services will be assisted through the site if required.
HPMV no suitable detour
As there’s currently no suitable detour for HPMV (over 44 tonne), as Waitangi Bridge on SH51 has a 44 tonne MAX weight restriction, HPMV drivers will be required to wait at the closure points and crews will let them through the worksite as often as possible during the closure.
NZTA thanks all drivers for planning their journeys around this overnight closure for essential repairs.
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