Motorists travelling to the city via State HIghway 2/Takitimu Drive will need to plan for delays starting Wednesday.

Waka Kotahi Transport Agency is planning to commence work on a 500m stretch of Takitimu Drive, under the Waihi Road overbridge.

"The road will be reduced to one lane in each direction from January 10, 2022, for about three weeks," says a spokesperson for the roading agency.

"The purpose of these works it to repair the pavement, road surface and underlying layers and to upgrade the drainage."

SH2/Takitimu Drive will be down to one lane while the works are being carried out. Image: Google Maps.

The roading agency is also planning on closing SH2, between the Bayfair roundabout and the Te Maunga intersection from 1am on Saturday, January 15, until 5.30am on Monday, January 17.

NZTA says the works are to allow barriers and ducting to be installed n the SH2 bridge, as part of the Te Maunga interchange on the Bay Link project. For more information about this closure visit nzta.govt.nz/temaunga

Some of the above works are weather dependent and may be postponed in the case of poor weather. For up-to-date information on road works, traffic, detours and delays, motorists are encouraged to visit the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner website (journeys.nzta.govt.nz).

Waka Kotahi thanks motorists for their patience.

Other roading projects can be viewed here.

Plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey. Keep up to date with:

• COVID-19 services update: nzta.govt.nz/COVID19
• Traffic updates: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic
• Facebook: facebook.com/NZTAWaikatoBoP
• Twitter: twitter.com/WakaKotahiWaiBP
• Journey planner: journeys.nzta.govt.nz
• Phone: 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49)