Higgins contractors work at the underslip site on State Highway 25. Photo / Supplied
State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere in Coromandel will re-open overnight Thursday and then close again on Friday to allow contractors to continue cutting into the bank to widen a lane away from the washout that closed it on Monday.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said the road will
open under stop/go traffic management from approximately 7pm Thursday but only to light vehicles. The only trucks permitted will be emergency service vehicles.
The road will close again from around 9am Friday, March 10 to allow contractors to resume work on the site. The road will re-open for approximately one hour from 12:30pm to 1:30pm to provide drivers with a short window to get through.
Contractors will work through Friday afternoon, and the road will re-open to light traffic at 8pm Friday, and remain open under stop/go control over the weekend.
Waka Kotahi system manager for the Waikato, Cara Lauder, says contractors are making good progress, increasing the width and length of the cut into the bank to help safeguard the access track.
