SH35 Gisborne city night closures
Asphalt work at Customhouse Street is complete with work continuing on the Wainui Road section before moving to Awapunui Road from Tuesday 10 November
We’re doing the work at night to avoid the busiest travel times, reduce impacts on local businesses and freight, and minimise disruption for people travelling through Gisborne during the day.
A line marking team will follow once the closures are complete and line mark areas that require it.

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SH35 closure sites with detour routes in maps below:
1.Customhouse Street: Night closures (6pm-4am) from 2-5 November. Complete
2.Wainui Road: Nighttime stop/go (8pm-4am) The team will return to this area later in the month to complete remaining patches.
3.Wainui Road: Night closures (8pm-4am) from 6-8 November.
4.Awapuni Road: Night closures (6pm-4am) from 10-13 November.

State Highway 2 (Matawai Road) daytime closure
State Highway 2 (Matawai Road) between Pilmer and King Roads (Bloomfield Road intersection) will be closed from Monday 23 November to Monday 30 November between 8.40am and 7pm for a road rebuild. There is a scheduled opening from 2.20pm to 3.20pm to allow for school traffic. Other work outside of this closure will be carried out under stop/go traffic management with an expected delay of 10 minutes.
Traffic will be detoured via Bushmere Road. Resident access will be maintained.

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State Highway 35
SH35 Pōtaka to Wharekahika/Hicks Bay:

The road is open 24/7 with stop/go traffic management in various places, including at Waikura underslip and Hoia Hill underslip where permanent repairs are underway. Expect some delays.
There will also be crews in the area clearing drains.

SH35 Wharekahika/Hicks Bay to Ruatoria:

On the nights of Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November between 7pm and 5am there will be a stop/stop traffic management in place at the Awatere River Bridge, south of Te Araroa for fibre cable replacement. There will be openings on the hour from 8pm, expect delays of up to an hour. Please see more information here.

Recovery work by the Transport Rebuild East Coast alliance (TREC) and NZTA continues at various sites, including Punaruku slip, and Kemps Hill and Paronga.
Stop/go and other temporary traffic management will be in place.

A road rebuild is underway at the intersection of Tapuaeroa Road as part of this season’s renewal programme and will continue until Saturday 14 November. Work will take place 7am-7pm, Monday to Saturday. Stop/go traffic management will be in place during work hours, with delays of up to 10 minutes. Outside of work hours, a 30km/h temporary speed limit will be in place.

A team will be carrying out small areas of maintenance patch repairs in this section of SH35. Temporary speed limits will be in place at several sites.

SH35 Ruatoria to Tolaga Bay:

Bridge scour work resumed at Hikuwai No.4 and Pakarae Bridges and will continue through to December. Expect short delays.

TREC has active worksites with stop/go traffic management in this section including works at Mangahauini Gorge and Kopuaroa. Expect minimal delays.

A road rebuild is underway near the intersection of Kopuaroa Road as part of this season’s renewal programme and is expected to be complete by Monday 16 November. Work will be undertaken between 7am-7pm, Monday to Saturday. Stop/go traffic management will be in place during work hours, with delays of up to 10 minutes. Outside of work hours, a 30km/h temporary speed limit will be in place.

A team will be carrying out small areas of maintenance patch repairs on this section of SH35. Temporary speed limits will be in place at several sites.

SH35 Tolaga Bay to Matawhero

Between Okitū and Awapuni Road, crews will carry out sign maintenance and installations, along with pavement repairs at Aerodrome Road and the Awapuni Road rail crossing. Once this work is complete, the areas will be asphalted, providing a smoother, longer-lasting road surface.

SH35 Hikuwai Bridge: With progress continuing at the new Hikuwai Bridge, road users can expect minor lane movements and traffic changes over the next month and leading up to project completion in December. See the latest media release here.
Please take care when driving through, follow the temporary traffic management and speed limits, and allow extra time for journeys.

SH35 Rototahe: Crews are installing guardrail and carrying out culvert work from 6am-6pm, Monday to Friday through to December. Traffic lights and a single-lane traffic system will remain in place overnight. Allow for 5–10 minute delays.

A team will be carrying out small areas of maintenance patch repairs on SH35 between Tolaga Bay to Matawhero . Temporary speed limits will be in place at several sites.

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State Highway 2
SH2 Mātāwai to Gisborne:

SH2 Kortes Culvert, north of Mātāwai

Initial works as part of the culvert strengthening and upgrade are underway. Stop/go traffic management is in place, with up to 5-minute delays possible.

SH2 Hakanui Straight

Crews from TREC will return to the Hakanui Straight project, south of Te Karaka, from Wednesday 11 November for approximately two weeks to carry out remedial works to the road surface. Stop/go traffic management with a one-lane road closure will be in place between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Outside work hours, both lanes will be open, and a reduced speed will remain in place. Please allow an additional 5 to 10 minutes for your journey. More info here.

SH2 Back Ormond Road intersection

Pavement repairs will be carried out at the SH2/Back Ormond Road intersection on between Wednesday 11 and Friday 13 November, from 6pm to 4am. A crew will return the following week to asphalt the patches. Work will be carried out under stop/go traffic management with possible delays of 10 minutes.

SH2 Gisborne to Tarewa Road

Between Wednesday 11 and Friday 13 November, the Paritu Road intersection will undergo a pavement repair ahead asphalting later in the month. There will be stop/go traffic management in place while work is carried out with expected delays of 10 minutes.

SH2 south of Mākaraka

Teams will be carrying out small areas of maintenance patch repairs under stop/go traffic management. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

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State Highway 2 Waioweka
SH2 Waioweka Gorge:

The installation of a new rockfall protection system at the Goldsmith slip site is a major milestone in the recovery of State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge, with two-way traffic expected to resume this month. Be sure to check Journey Planner before you travel. Check the latest update here.

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State Highway 2 Mōrere to Wairoa
SH2 Mōrere No.1 Culvert:

Slope repair work is underway until Monday 16 November, 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday. Stop/go traffic management will be in place during work hours, with delays of up to 5 minutes.

SH2 Whakakī, near Whakaki Beach Road, Wairoa:

Two road rebuilds are underway until Friday 27 November, 7am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Stop/go traffic management will be in place during work hours, with delays of up to 10 minutes. Outside of work hours, a 30km/h temporary speed limit will be in place.