Resurfacing of the Landing Road bridge is scheduled for tomorrow night, between 10pm and 5am.

To enable the work to be completed safely and efficiently, the bridge will be closed between the State Highway 30/Keepa Road roundabout and the Landing Road/Hinemoa Street roundabout.  

During the day, there will be a temporary speed limit in place.

This will remain until the chip has bedded in, the road has been swept and the line marking reinstated.

A detour will be in place for light vehicles and trucks.

Light vehicles:

n Traffic heading out of Whakatāne (northwest):  Turn right onto Landing Road, continue straight onto Domain Road, turn right onto McAlister Street, continue straight onto Commerce Street, straight through the RAB onto Valley Road and Tāneatua Road, turn right onto SH2 to Pekatahi Bridge, continue straight to SH30 Awakeri, and vice versa.

n Traffic from Ōpōtiki travelling northwest: Continue straight on SH2 (Waimana) from Wainui Road/ Matekerepu Roundabout, straight through the Tāneatua township onto the Pekatahi Bridge, through to SH30 Awakeri, and vice versa.

HPMV detour:

n Traffic heading northwest, use SH30 (Awakeri), turn right onto SH2, continue straight to Ōpōtiki, and vice versa.