A section of Cambridge Road, near State Highway 29, will be closed from today.

Northbound access to Cambridge Road will be closed until for the next few weeks to allow roading contractors to complete sheet piling as part of upgrading works for the intersection.

A new signalised intersection is also planned for the area.

This work is part of the Tauriko Enabling Works project, a post on the Waikato and Bay of Plenty NZ Transport Agency Facebook page said.

“In order to upgrade the SH29/Cambridge Road intersection with traffic lights, we first need to build a retaining wall on Cambridge Road to ensure the road is safe and wide enough to accommodate future traffic volumes,” the post said.

“Work is now underway installing temporary sheet piles – this involves driving interlocking steel sheets into the ground creating a barrier, supporting the excavation site and resisting soil and water movement.

“This helps stabilise the site before the retaining wall work starts.”

To complete the sheet piling, a short section of the northbound lane on Cambridge Rd, from the SH29 intersection to 563 Cambridge Rd, will be closed from Monday, January 6, until early February.

All Bethlehem-bound vehicles will be required to use alternative routes. The southbound lane will remain open.

Traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place on SH29 at all times with work occurring 7am-6pm, Mon-Sat. Expect delays.

Alternative route: All SH29 Bethlehem-bound vehicles will be required to use alternative routes via SH29 Takitimu Dr Toll Road or SH29A and Cameron Rd.