Overnight rock scaling will take place on State Highway 2 just north of the Waikare Gorge Bailey Bridge this weekend following a slip earlier this week.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advised that traffic management, where traffic is held in both directions, will be in place from 9pm tonight to 5am Saturday, and again tomorrow night.
The rockfall occurred overnight on Tuesday, blocking both lanes.
Acting system manager Ray Edwards said the slip was quickly cleared and the road had been opened to a single lane with traffic management and a lower speed in place.
“However, a subsequent assessment by geotechnical engineers has found additional rocks which need to be removed as soon as possible.
“The emergency works are critical to ensuring we can get this section of SH2 back to two lanes as quickly and as safely as possible.
“Please expect delays of up to 30 minutes. We’re aware this work will cause significant delays and we hope that by doing it at night, we may be able to minimise disruption to people’s travel.”
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