Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 8:24 pm Press Release: NZTA
SH1 reduced to one lane at Loop Road overnight
The NZ
Transport Agency advises SH1 traffic will be reduced to one
lane at Loop Road south of Whangarei on Thursday night.
There will be ground testing carried out at the Loop Road
intersection between 6pm and 6am. Traffic will be reduced to
one lane on SH1 with manual traffic control and a 30 kph
speed limit in place overnight.
There will also be
maintenance workers on the bridges near Oaks Road and
Portland Road between 6pm and 6am. There will be road
shoulder closures and a reduced speed limit.
Motorists
are advised to plan ahead and allow extra time for their
journeys. Please be vigilant, watch your following distances
and keep to the temporary speed limit for the safety of our
road crews and all other road
users.
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