Community clean-up to close SH2 between Waipawa and Waipukurau

Volunteers picked up a tonne of rubbish when they cleaned up State Highway 2 between Waipawa and Waipukurau in 2022.

This Sunday a stretch of State Highway 2 will be closing for a few hours for a Central Hawke’s Bay District Council-led community clean-up.

The event, which is part of Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week, was run in 2022 on the same stretch of road.

This year, the road will close for four hours, from 9am until 1pm.

The clean-up session will also have volunteers planting new plants alongside the road and clearing weeds in the area.

A signposted detour will be in place.

Northbound road users will be detoured on to Lindsay Rd, just north of Waipukurau and on to Ongaonga Rd just south of Waipawa, before rejoining SH2.

The detour will be in reverse for southbound road users.

The detour will add up to 20 minutes to the journey from Waipawa to Waipukurau. The detour route is suitable for all vehicles, including high productivity motor vehicles (HPMV) and 50MAX.

Transport Rebuild East Coast crews, on behalf of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), will also be using this closure for other planned work, including wire rope repairs, weeding and road sweeping.

NZTA and Central Hawke’s Bay District Council wish to thank road users for their patience during this period, and ask that people plan ahead, allow additional time and take extra care on the detour route.