🚧 Waikato & Bay of Plenty State Highway Works November 2025
🚧 Work Starting Next Week
SH1 Tokoroa to Ātiamuri
We’re returning to complete the final surface on approximately 8.2km of SH1 between Tokoroa and Ātiamuri.
Work schedule: Starts Sunday 9 November, continuing for 20 night shifts (weather dependent).
To manage the large volume of asphalt being laid, overnight road closures will be required.
- The northern sites (north of Kinleith Road) will be completed first, followed by southern sites (south of Kinleith Road).
- Work will begin near the Kinleith overbridge.
- From Sunday 9 November, SH1 will be closed overnight between 7pm and 6am, from the SH1/SH32 intersection (Tokoroa) to the SH1 Kinleith intersection.
- Detour: SH32 → Old Taupō Road → Kinleith Road → SH1.
- Adds approximately 5km and 5 minutes to travel time.
SH1/5 Thermal Explorer Highway (Taupō)
Resurfacing work will take place for 5 nights, starting Sunday 9 November, between 7pm and 7am each night.
- Location: By the new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre (CVSC) site in Taupō.
- Traffic management: 4-way stop/go in place with reduced speed limits.
🚧 Work Underway
SH1 Putāruru to Tokoroa
- Overnight work continues using stop/go traffic management between 7pm and 6am, Sunday to Thursday nights.
- Daytime: Temporary speed limits in place.
- Due to recent poor weather, overnight work will also occur on Friday 31 October.
- Work on the Puriri passing lanes will now begin in early 2026.
SH5 East of Tīrau
Road widening between SH28 Whites Road and Waimakariri Road continues until Monday 15 December to allow installation of wide centrelines.
- Traffic management: Speed restrictions and some stop/go operations.
SH1 Taupō to Tūrangi
Motuoapa
Enabling work at the southern end of Motuoapa is expected to finish Friday 7 November (weather dependent).
We’ll return in early 2026 to complete asphalting work.
Hatepe Hill
Overnight stop/go operations will continue until Sunday 9 November (weather dependent).
This marks the completion of work at Hatepe Hill.
Waitahanui
Starting Monday 10 November, overnight stop/go will be in place between 7pm and 6am, Sunday to Thursday to complete asphalt work.
Please expect some delays.
SH1/SH5 Taupō – Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre
Construction continues at the SH1/SH5 roundabout.
- Weigh-in-motion scales have been installed on all five approach roads.
- Camera and signage technology installation is progressing.
- Lane work is largely complete, with only occasional single-day lane closures.
- Work continues along the road shoulders.
SH5/SH28 Harwoods Road
Construction of a new roundabout at this intersection (east of Tīrau) is underway.
- Traffic management: Speed restrictions in place.
- Road closure: SH28 at the worksite will be closed from Thursday 13 November to Wednesday 17 December.
- Detour via: SH27 and SH29.
- Traffic on the new roundabout: Expected March 2026.
🕓 Please plan your journey accordingly and follow all traffic management signage and speed limits.
Safety for road users and work crews remains our top priority.
🗺️ Stay safe, plan ahead, and allow extra time for travel during these works.
For real-time updates, visit the NZTA website https://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic-and-travel-information
