Hill road maintenance closures coming... Are you going to be affected?
Remutaka Hill night time closures to resume from 10 November
Planned full night time closures of State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill are set to resume from Sunday 10 November to enable essential maintenance and slip prevention works to be safely carried out.
The NZ Transport Agency is giving early notice of the planned closures scheduled over the next 12 months which include four one-night closures and three blocks of five consecutive night closures.
The first one-night closure is on Sunday 10 November from 9pm to 4am Monday, followed by five consecutive nights from Sunday 24 November to Friday morning 29 November.
There are a further five consecutive night closures next year, scheduled for Sunday 12 January to Friday 17 January, and Sunday 3 May to Friday 8 May. The remaining one-night closures are scheduled for Sunday 5 April, Sunday 12 July and Sunday 13 September. During these periods, the 14 kilometre stretch of road will be closed from 9pm to 4am.
Further information on the Remutaka Hill Road closures is available at www.nzta.govt.nz...
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