NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is gearing up for a busy summer with significant renewal work scheduled across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato to ensure the region's state highways are safe and accessible.  

Andy Oakley, NZTA Waikato System Manager, says road users will notice more road crews and work sites over the next few months – from now through to the end of March 2026.  

"We’re doing as much work as possible between now and mid-December to reduce the impact on people's journeys during the busy holiday season. To achieve this we’re also heavily reliant on the weather and other factors co-operating.   

"This year's maintenance programme aims to renew around 45 single lane kilometres in the Bay of Plenty and around 112 in the Waikato (excluding the Tīrau to Waiouru project), to give drivers safer, smoother journeys, and to keep our state highways in good condition.   

“We appreciate road users slowing down through our worksites, helping keep our crews safe as they work long hours, day and night, throughout summer, while others are out enjoying their road trips. Slowing down through work sites helps keep everyone safe. Road conditions may be unfamiliar or changing, so it’s important to stay alert and reduce your speed. Slow down. Be alert. Be safe.  

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Maintenance updates(external link)

Waikato & Bay of Plenty State Highway Works 22 August [PDF, 413 KB]