SH25

NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 25 South of Coromandel Town will be closed during the day on 14 December. It will be closed at Kereta Hill, south of Coromandel, from 10am to 3pm to recover a  vehicle. The vehicle went off the road just below the Manaia Road lookout and the highway needs to […]

Just in from NZTA is notice of two closures of SH25. This information relates to the Hikuai Bailey bridge which is to close to all traffic, except emergency services, from 19 December till 22 December in the evenings from 8pm till 5am, hopefully this will not impact any of Santa’s preparation! The closure is to […]

Planned work to repair the State Highway 25 Hikuai River bridge, south of Tairua, has been halted after discovering what was planned is inadequate and more larger plates need fitting. As an interim step, the bridge will have additional asphalt surfacing laid, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow (Wednesday). Traffic will be stopped in […]

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency have sent a media release advising that urgent repair work is needed to the Hikuai River bridge on SH25 and this is scheduled for tomorrow 10 November and will result in closures in both directions for up to 30 minutes at a time. This will take place between 9:30am and […]

The NZ Transport Agency has today issued a media release advising that a two-way bridge over Boundary Creek (approximately 22km’s north of Thames) is to be reduced to a single lane for safety reasons from 15 November. The bridge deck and beams, known together as the superstructure, are ageing due to sea salt spray and […]

The Hikuai Bridge in its current state is safe, regularly inspected and receives continual maintenance. Contractors were on site Monday to complete repairs to the damaged section of the bridge. This followed numerous posts and comments over the weekend and some dramatic pictures of the bridge in disrepair. The nature of the interim repairs to […]

NZ Transport Agency is planning chipseal repairs on State Highway 25 and State Highway 25A that will get underway starting next week. Waikato System Manager Cara Lauder says chipseal crews will start at the western end of SH25 on Monday 4 October and will reseal over 100 sites in time for the busy Christmas period. […]

We have had multiple calls and messages from people who have travelled over the Kopu Hikuai today and reported fuel on the road. This has caused greasy conditions with as one person said, even cars travelling slowly are slipping and sliding with these conditions. The combination of rain and diesel/fuel spills has lead to slippery […]

NZTA have  advised that State Highway 25 south of Coromandel will be closed this Friday (17 September) from 9am to midday for the removal of an abandoned car. The car has been left on the beach and needs to be removed urgently to prevent any environmental damage to the beach, sea and surrounds. The highway […]


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