Work to rebuild a section of State Highway 2 at night near Snodgrass Rd has finished two weeks ahead of schedule, with the team wrapping things up last week.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi would like to thank people for their patience and contractor Fulton Hogan for their hard work in getting this job completed in less time.

“People are now enjoying a very smooth ride through the Snodgrass Rd area,” said Bay of Plenty system manager Sandra King.

“It’s no small feat. Over the past month, contractors dug up 510 metres of existing road surface, rebuilt each layer, then finished it off with a smooth asphalt surface and brand-new line marking.”

The Snodgrass works were completed two weeks early leaving a smooth new surface. Photo / NZTA

While the Snodgrass Rd work was under way, there were other maintenance activities, including several other chip sealing sites being completed at night.

Due to the sensitive nature of this stretch of state highway, and increasing traffic volumes, rebuilding the road with chip seal is becoming increasingly difficult due to the length of time and temporary speed limits needed to bed in the chip once laid.

Any work on SH2, day or night, causes disruption and NZTA appreciates the impact this has on motorists as crews work hard to maintain and renew this important route.