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Northland highway projects startThe first of the new summer season’s state highway rehabilitation projects in Northland has started this month.
“These projects are designed to ensure that the region’s state highway network remains in a good condition to help give people reliable and safe journeys – particularly as we head into our busy holiday season,” says the Transport Agency’s Journey Manager for Northland and Auckland, Jacqui Hori-Hoult. Improvements to State Highway 1, known locally as Halse Straight, just north of the SH15A roundabout at Ruakaka, will start with drainage work. This is the first phase of a 1.88km rehabilitation programme that will continue into the new year. Disruption will initially be minimal, however, work on the programme will become busier over the coming weeks. Drivers are advised to be on the lookout for machinery and workers on the highway. Ms Hori-Hoult says drivers are reminded to slow down and be vigilant through all roadwork sites both for their own safety and for the safety of the workforce involved in the improvements. “The Transport Agency is working closely with the regional police to enforce speeds through roadwork sites for the protection of all, and there will be an increased police presence around roadworks,” she says. This project is the first of several reconstruction works due to be rolled out over the next six months as the Transport Agency takes advantage of more settled and warmer weather. |
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