Work to transform one of New Zealand's most dangerous intersections into a roundabout is progressing well, according to the New Zealand Transport Agency.
In December the agency announced it would build a 50m diameter traffic island in an effort to reduce crashes at the intersection of State Highway 5/Old Taupo Rd and State Highway 30/Hemo Rd.
The intersection south of Rotorua city was rated the fourth most dangerous in the country in a 2013 New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) report.
In the 10 years to the end of 2012 the intersection had been the site of 17 crashes, resulting in 23 people suffering injuries.
About 15,000 vehicles travel through the intersection every day, 10 per cent of which are heavy vehicles.