Construction of a debris-stopping fence along the base of Bluff Hill near the Port of Napier is among 17 road and roadside projects currently being carried out in Hawke's Bay by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Fencing had previously been erected along the base near the northern Marine Parade port entrance
and the latest work is along a 70m stretch near the container terminal entrance off Breakwater Rd.
Hillside slips had occurred during the wet winter sending debris on to the Ahuriri-bound lane. Contractors have closed the road shoulder and speed restrictions have been put in place.
Works in progress
SH2 Napier to Wairoa: Various sites, re-sealing and surface repairs, speed restrictions and some slight delays; Tangoio, tree removal, speed restrictions and reduced width; SH2/5 intersection to Whirinaki, fibre optic installation, shoulder closed.
SH2 Napier to Takapau: SH2 and SH50 intersection, passing lane construction, speed restrictions, reduced width and stop-go signage; Takapau Plains, testing at calibration sites, speed restrictions, traffic lights at times; Various sites, annual resealing, speed restrictions and stop-go signals; South of Te Mahanga intersection, passing lane construction, shoulder closed, some speed restrictions.
Napier and urban Clive: Near No.3 port gate on Breakwater Rd, debris fence installation, shoulder closed; Near Hornsey Rd intersection, construction of pedestrian refuge, speed restrictions; Whakatu, north of Railway Rd, sewer installation, shoulder closed.
SH5 Napier to East of Taupo: Various sites, preseal surface repairs, speed restrictions; Glengarry Hill 20km north of Napier, stock effluent ponds project, shoulder closed; Various sites, roadmaking, care required; Just north of Te Haroto, tree felling, speed restrictions, stop-go at times.
SH50 Napier to Takapau: Tikokino to Tukituki Rd, installation of overhead lines, possible short delays.
Expressway-Links Rd-Pakipaki: York Rd-Longlands Rd roundabouts, expressway extension, short delays.
