🚧 Work Starting Soon
SH1 East Taupō Arterial
- Start date: Sunday 15 February
- Duration: 1 week
- Hours: 6am – 7pm daily
- Traffic management: Stop/go during work hours; temporary speed limits outside work hours
- What’s next: A further week of overnight asphalting under stop/go traffic management will take place at a later date (to be confirmed).
SH1 Taupō to Tūrangi
- SH1 / Kiko Road intersection:
- Overnight stop/go from mid–late March to early April
- SH1 at Motuoapa:
- Overnight stop/go from late March to early April
Taupō Event – ANZCO Foods Ironman New Zealand
- Date: Saturday 7 March
- SH5 closure: 6am – 6pm between Wairakei and Reporoa (cycle stage of the event)
- Alternative route (Taupō ↔ Rotorua):
- SH1 → SH30 via Ātiamuri and Horohoro
- Additional closures:
- Broadlands Road
- Broadlands Road off-ramp onto East Taupō Arterial Road
- Closed 6am – 7pm
- Cyclist safety:
- Cyclists will be training on the roads prior to the event.
- Please drive with caution, reduce speed when passing cyclists, and allow at least 1.5 metres when overtaking.
🚧 Work Underway
SH32 Tihoi Area
- Until: Late April
- Work: Overhead powerline maintenance by Ventia
- Location: Between Tihoi Mill Road and Whakamaru Road
- Impacts: Short road closures may occur to allow cables to be hauled across the road.
SH32 Whakamaru Road
- Duration: 5 weeks (started Wednesday 28 January)
- Hours: 6.30am – 6.30pm, Monday to Friday
- Traffic management: 2-way stop/go
SH1 Desert Road
- Northern sites (Rangipō – Poutu & Puketarata Hill):
- Final asphalt layer completed at night under stop/go
- Completion: Sunday 15 February
- Southern sites (Mangamate, Oturere & Mangatoetoe-nui – “Three Sisters”):
- Dates: Sunday 15 February – Monday 9 March
- Hours: Sunday–Thursday nights, 7pm – 6am
- Traffic management: Full overnight road closures
- Detour:
- SH41 Tūrangi → SH47 → SH4 → SH49 to Waiouru (and vice versa)
- Detour map available
- Weather delays:
- Shifts may be rescheduled to the next suitable fine night
- In some cases, Friday night work may be used to make up lost time
SH1 Ātiamuri to Wairākei
- Status: Nearly complete
- Remaining work: Chipsealing near Tutukau Road
- Date: Wednesday 11 February
- Hours: 7pm – 6am
- Traffic management: Stop/go overnight
- Outside work hours:
- Road open with temporary speed restrictions
- Note: Additional road work will also be undertaken in this area.
SH1 Motuoapa
- Work: Road rebuild over a 650m section
- Until: Thursday 5 March
- Work hours: 6am – 7pm
- Traffic management:
- Stop/go with one lane open at all times
- 24/7 traffic management and reduced speed limits
- Additional impacts:
- Pedestrian restrictions and limited parking within the work area
- Waitangi weekend:
- No active work, but stop/go and speed restrictions remain in place
- Please plan ahead for delays
SH49 Volcanic Loop Highway
- Location: Near Tangiwai
- Hours: 6.30am – 6.30pm daily
- Traffic management: Stop/go with temporary reduced speed limits
- Duration: Ongoing for 4 weeks
- Journey planner: Location available online
