NZTA advises to take extra care on the roads when planning a vacation in the Waikato or Bay of Plenty. Photo / Tania Whyte
As Covid-19 border closures restrict an overseas vacation this year, the NZ Transport Agency – Waka Kotahi (NZTA) expects busy state highways in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
NZTA asks you to plan ahead, while also urging travellers to be aware of
construction sites, as work sites will close from December 23 to January 5 and there can still be temporary speed limits and road cones in certain areas.
Waka Kotahi director of regional relationships Steve Mutton says: "Traffic management, such as temporary speed limits, signs and cones, is used to alert road users to a change in the road or to works ahead, so look out for the signs and take care in the run up to Christmas and during the holiday period."
He said it's particularly important for motorists to remain patient.
"Don't try to overtake while our crews set up and take down traffic management signs and cones. When motorists disregard the traffic management, they put their safety, that of other road users and our road workers at risk."
