Roadworks expected to cause delays around holiday hotspots
20 Dec, 2020 06:16 PM
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Holidaymakers are warned to factor in extra time for road works-related delays all over New Zealand this summer. Photo / Bevan Conley, File
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More than 2000 workers will be sweating it out across about 2500 sites nationwide.
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Last year s maintenance programme was the largest ever, with 10 per cent of the roading network renewed or repaired.
This year it is 8.5 per cent - that is nearly 2000km of refreshed roads - the equivalent of repaving a two-lane road from Picton to Bluff.
PLAN AHEAD: Check details of Auckland s overnight motorway roadwork closures planned over the coming holiday period (20-22 Dec and 06-09 Jan) here: https://t.co/ZhEZnB7jq6 and plan your late night journey in advance. ^MF pic.twitter.com/glCOimn9TM Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) December 20, 2020