With the move from level four to level three, many of NZ Transport Agency’s projects will be starting back up.

More than half of the NZTA’s 44 state highway projects will restart work, including the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway, while all other projects are expected to begin again by Monday.

These jobs employ over one thousand workers, 400 of which will be back to work on the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said the Government is getting infrastructure build back up and running as soon as possible to help support workers and businesses and kick-start economic activity.

As well as these projects, there are short-term nighttime works on State Highway One north of Warkworth, which began on Tuesday night. 

Road crews will be installing a section of temporary safety barriers from Grimmer Bridge to Christine Place. The work will take place from 7.00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m., with stop-go signs in place to control traffic.

The planned safety improvements on SH1 through the Dome Valley include widening the centre line and roadside shoulders, adding right-hand turn bays and installing flexible road safety barriers.

The work on SH1 is part of a project started in early 2019 and is expected to be completed in late 2021. The work is split into five stages along the 15km section of SH1 from north of Warkworth to Wellsford, with the two stages currently under construction due to be completed later this year.

A drone captured the a video show the mind blowing amount of progress on the motorway, view the video here