Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
A stretch of State Highway 35 at Te Anaputarua (Whanarua Bay) will be single lane for a number of weeks from next month to repair an underslip.
Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) alliance, on behalf of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will begin work on Monday 2 December to restore the road shoulder and repair an underslip at Te Anaputarua, 10km east of Whanarua Bay on SH35 in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Crews will be working Monday to Friday, from 6am to 6pm. During this time, the road will be down to one lane, with a stop/go traffic management system in place and a temporary speed limit of 30 km/h.
Between 6pm and 6am, traffic lights will be in operation for people travelling through the work site.
During the work, crews will also focus on improving stormwater management and drainage, to prevent future erosion.
We anticipate this work will take six weeks to complete and is expected to be finished late January, taking into consideration the tools-down period over the Christmas break, which is designed to minimise disruption on the state highway network over the festive season.
Crews will also be onsite at Opape from Thursday 5 December, relocating services ahead of starting work in late January to repair an underslip.
Crews will work a number of additional recovery sites on SH35 over the coming weeks and months.
Some of these sites include stop/go traffic management in some cases and traffic lights in others. It’s important to respect temporary speed restrictions and follow the instructions from crews onsite, to keep road users, communities and roading crews safe.
NZTA and TREC advises road users to plan their journeys and expect delays while we continue to boost the resilience and safety of SH35 and ultimately efficiency for local communities and road users.
