Road users advised to plan ahead for roadworks on Mountain Rd, State Highway 3

Roading crews will begin the work on Wednesday, March 1. Photo/ Warren Buckland

Roading contractors will begin to rebuild State Highway 3 south of Stratford next week.

Crews are rebuilding the state highway between Finnerty and Bird roads as part of the summer maintenance programme.

The work will be completed in two stages.

From next week until Saturday, April 1, roading contractors will complete the first stage of work between Climie Rd and Bird Rd.

During this time, northbound traffic will be detoured from SH3 at Climie Rd before returning to SH3 via Ōpunake Rd and Celia St — temporarily adding about 10-15 minutes to journeys.

Southbound traffic will continue to use the highway under stop/go traffic management.

From Monday, April 3 to Saturday, April 29, work will be carried out at the SH3 Climie Rd intersection under stop/go traffic management — temporarily adding expected delays of about 10-20 minutes.

Crews will be on site between 7am and 7pm Monday to Saturday, during both phases of the work.

Emergency services on emergency/priority response will still be able to get through the work site. The works are subject to change due to weather and people are advised to check for up-to-date travel information on Waka Kotahi Journey Planner (journeys.nzta.govt.nz).