SH3 Whangaehu River Bridge maintenance works:

From Tuesday 7 May, between the hours of 7.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, stop/go traffic management will be in place at Whangaehu River Bridge on SH3 due to bridge strengthening works. A reduced speed limit of 30km/h will be in place during these daytime work hours, and delays of up to 10 minutes can be expected.

This daytime traffic management is expected to be in place for about 7 weeks. Outside of work hours, traffic management will be removed, and the road will operate as normal.

Traffic queues will be closely monitored, and motorists are advised to expect changes in traffic management as crews aim to minimise vibrations on the bridge and delay times for travellers.

All of the work is taking place underneath the bridge and while it won’t be visible to motorists passing by, we’re reminding people to drive carefully and adhere to the temporary traffic management, speeds and signage in place.

The overall project is expected to be completed by September this year.

Emergency works Mangahei Rd & Ormondville-Te Uri Rd

Emergency works have started on two new sites in the Te Uri area. There will be minor delays over May and June but please note a period of potentially significant delay on Mangahei Rd from 23 May.

Mangahei Rd
Work involves constructing ‘brush willow wall’ retaining structures. Stop/go will be in place until 23 May with minor delays. From 23 May, it will switch to ‘Stop/Stop’ due to the narrowness at the 17km mark. Unfortunately this means possible delays of 30 minutes. Heavy haulage/oversized vehicles are encouraged to use an alternative route during this time. Emergency services will have access (allow around 5 mins to clear the road).

Ormondville-Te Uri Rd
A timber retaining wall is being built on Ormondville Te-Uri Road at the 7.5km mark. Work starts this week under Stop/go during the day with traffic lights at night. Minor delays. This work is expected to take around six weeks.