With severe weather due to hit the Bay of Plenty over the next couple of days, the NZ Transport Agency is reminding all road users to take extra care.
Transport Agency contractors have prepared for the severe weather event by checking all flood prone areas and ensuring the availability of extra staff.
Transport Agency highways manager Niclas Johansson said road users should plan ahead, check weather and road conditions before they travelled.
"Simple guidelines for travelling in wet weather include ensuring your vehicle is safe, always driving to the road and weather conditions, allowing more time for your travel, slowing down, being prepared for unexpected hazards and allowing greater following distance between you and the vehicle ahead.
"The room for mistakes is reduced when road and weather conditions are less favourable, and we don't want anyone's mistake to end in an avoidable tragedy.