Michael Fowler: Hawke s Bay s Kuripapango once promoted as a resort
30 Apr, 2021 06:14 PM
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Rosie Macdonald, next to Member of Parliament Cyril Harker, at the opening of the present Kuripapango Bridge (currently being strengthened) in 1961. Photo Hawke s Bay Knowledge Bank
Rosie Macdonald, next to Member of Parliament Cyril Harker, at the opening of the present Kuripapango Bridge (currently being strengthened) in 1961. Photo Hawke s Bay Knowledge Bank
Hawkes Bay Today
Kuripapango Bridge, some 57 kilometres from Hastings on the Napier-Taihape Rd, is currently undergoing strengthening work to be able to increase its carrying load from 44 tonnes to 62 tonnes.
Also included in the work is approaches to and from the bridge being made more accessible.
Press Release – Hastings District Council Dartmore, Waipanga and Vicarage Rd Bridges in the Hastings district will be closed for inspections next week for a day each. As they are single-lane bridges, no traffic will be able to pass over while works take place. Dartmore Bridge in Puketapu will …
Dartmore, Waipanga and Vicarage Rd Bridges in the Hastings district will be closed for inspections next week for a day each. As they are single-lane bridges, no traffic will be able to pass over while works take place.
Dartmore Bridge in Puketapu will be closed on Tuesday 6 April from 9am-3pm.
Waipanga Bridge, North of SH5 to Napier, will be closed on Wednesday 7 April from 9am-3pm.
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Local Focus: The weighty issue of the bridge to Taihape
8 Mar, 2021 05:58 AM
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The Kuripapango Bridge is partially closed for 3 months. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The Kuripapango Bridge is partially closed for 3 months. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Video Journalist Hawke s Bay/Wairarapa, NZH Local Focuspatrick@localfocus.nz@padyoo7
Work has started on the Kuripapango Bridge, with stock trucks and pregnancies just some of the many issues facing Rangitīkei residents because of its partial closure. A lot of produce goes over that road, a lot of fertiliser comes from Napier across into Rangitīkei, a lot of wool, red meat and forestry can come back this way, said Hastings Deputy Mayor Tania Kerr.
Napier-Taihape Rd link to close on weekdays for three months to strengthen bridge
10 Feb, 2021 02:14 AM
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The Kuripapango Bridge will be closed to daytime traffic on weekdays from March 1. Photo / Supplied
The Kuripapango Bridge will be closed to daytime traffic on weekdays from March 1. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
The road link from Hawke s Bay to Taihape will be closed to daytime traffic on weekdays for three months to strengthen a bridge.
The Kuripapango Bridge, 57km from Hastings on the Napier-Taihape Rd, is set to close from Monday March 1, Hastings District Council announced on Wednesday.
It is expected to be closed during the day until May 31 as work is undertaken to get it to comply with the Government s 2016 rules that local roads and bridges need to accommodate greater vehicle weights and dimensions than previously.