SH30 overbridge open

TRUCKS CAN NOW USE STATE HIGHWAY 30 AT KŌPAKI again, following the opening of a new rail overbridge in late-May.

A detour around SH3, SH4 and Kōpaki Road has been necessary for trucks weighing more than six tonnes due to the condition of the old wooden overbridge across the Main Truck rail line. The detour added 12km to the journey.

All vehicles are now using the new overbridge, initially with a 30kph speed restriction as the bridge and approaches are freshly sealed. Waka Kotahi says keeping speed down is essential to help the chip seal bed in.

Construction of the new bridge began in 2021 and its completion provides safer and more reliable journeys for communities along SH30 between Te Kūiti and Maniaititi/Benneydale in the King Country region.

With the new overbridge now open to traffic, the old one is closed and its ageing timber structure is being disassembled. T&D