Current Road Status

There are some road closures in Wairoa District. Please read below for more information.

Road Hazards and Closures

Roading

Wairoa District Council is responsible for the maintenance of around 830km of roads around the district, not including State Highways, which are taken care of by the NZ Transport Agency. With such a vast network of routes, it is not surprising that 50 percent of rates go towards roading.

The Infrastructure Business Unit (IBU) is responsible for managing the maintenance of the road, while the actual work is carried out by contractors. It's a big job, which is why it has a dedicated team assigned to the task.

IBU is also responsible for organising emergency repair work during times of flooding. PLEASE CALL WDC ON 068387309 IN EVENT OF ANY FLOOD DAMAGE

Road	Location	Status	Comments	Updated

Special Purpose Road 38	14.20km	Caution advised	Slips	08.08.18, 08.26am
Awamate Road	10.89km	Caution advised	Dropout - 1 lane.	22.06.18, 16.25pm
Kinikini Road	0.1km	Caution advised, Permit required.	On-going slump in road. Vehicles over 2 tonne need to apply for a permit to cross this section of road. Please contact WDC office on (06) 8387309	19.06.18, 10.36am
Whakaki Lagoon Road	Patangata Bridge	CLOSED	Bridge has been inspected at it is unsafe for vehicles to cross until further notice	09.03.18, 11.25am
Tiniroto Road	Waitahora Bridge	Speed Restriction in place	Work following bridge closure continuing. Bridge is open to traffic.	15.05.2018, 10.40am
Nūhaka - Opoutama Road	8.100km (Blowhole)	Caution advised	Road has been realigned around dropout. Speed restrictions in place. One lane only.	06.10.2017, 3.05pm
Tuai Main Road	1.2km	Caution advised	Bypass constructed around dropout	06.10.2017, 3.05pm

Please also have a look at the NZTA website for the status of the State Highways.

Road Safe Hawke's Bay

Road Safe Hawke's Bay is a Business Unit of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, this was formalised in 2009. We are a Regional resource providing road safety education services across each of the districts. We have staff based in Wairoa, Napier and Central Hawkes Bay.

OUR MISSION

Reduce the incidence and severity of road traffic crashes with a focus on alcohol and drug driving, speed, intersections, vulnerable road users including pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclist.

Visit our website at www.roadsafehb.org.nz.