Road condition updates

**RiderInBlack** · 27th April 2005, 09:39

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

9/11/04
SH1 North of Oakleigh Service Station (10-15 South of Whangarei). Heavy Road Works with some delay expected. This is changing fast as they are working flat-out on it. Not as Coarse metal on Sunday, but not sealed as yet.

Still heavy roadworks in this area and still plenty of course metal. Expect delays (last seen 23/04/05 but can no see that it will change in a hurry).

**Matt Bleck** · 30th April 2005, 18:56

New seal has been put down for about a k or so tauranga side of pyes pa...

**RiderInBlack** · 30th April 2005, 21:41

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

They are still at it with Mangakahia Rd:

Mangakahia Rd just North of the Wairua Bridge (Titoki side) to before the bends leading to the Titoki Straight: New seal with plenty pea-metal (last sited 26/04/05).

Mangakahia Rd between Fazers Rd and Jack Rd in the twisties (between Titoki & Parakao): Road widening has Medium to Course metal on it (last sited 26/04/05).

Mangakahia Rd Parakao Straight: Has been widened but yet to tar the side strips (last sited 26/04/05).

Mangakahia Rd just North of the Wairua Bridge (Titoki side) to before the bends leading to the Titoki Straight: Now Sweet as. Not much in the way of pea metal (last sited 30/04/05).

Mangakahia Rd between Fazers Rd and Jack Rd in the twisties (between Titoki & Parakao): Still shit all over the road as they continue with the widening (last sited 30/04/05).

Mangakahia Rd Parakao Straight: New metal being laid for retaring (last sited 30/04/05).

SH1 North of Oakleigh Service Station (10-15 South of Whangarei): Heavy Road Works with some delay expected. Coarse metal still (last sited 30/04/05).

SH1 North of the Mangawnai turn just out of Te Hana: New metal being laid for sealinng (last sited 30/04/05).

**RiderInBlack** · 1st May 2005, 19:41

Mangakahia Rd between Fazers Rd and Jack Rd in the twisties (between Titoki & Parakao): Still shit all over the road as they continue with the widening (last sited 1/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd Parakao Straight: New metal being laid for retaring. Medium/Course and loose (last sited 1/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd just South of North of the Twin Bridges: 1Km of unmarked pea-metal. Ok if you keep to the "cage" tracks, but watch throughs twistys (last sited 1/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd about 10Km South of Kaikohe (the twisties around Trefoils Girl Guide camp): Pea-metal getting ready to lay the tar (last sited 1/05/05).

**RiderInBlack** · 1st May 2005, 19:45

SH1 just North of Hikurangi: Fresh Tar with pea-metal. Looks like they will be ready to sweep and remark this Mon/Tues (last sighted 1/05/05).

**RiderInBlack** · 6th May 2005, 17:39

There has not been much in the way of rain up here for a while, but now we have got some it has made the roads very slippery. There has not been enough rain to wash the roads clean. Only enough to rise the oilly bits and turn the dirt to mud. So be carefully out there on your bikes up our way this WEnd, OK

Mangakahia Rd between Fazers Rd and Jack Rd in the twisties (between Titoki & Parakao): The shit all over the road is slippery as now we have had some rain (last sited 6/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd Parakao Straight: New metal being laid for retaring is thick enough to pull the Ute off line, so think about what it will do to your ride bike. It has heaps of lime in it and the rain has made it slushy (last sited 6/05/05).

**Waylander** · 6th May 2005, 17:43

Most of y'all know this already but on SH1 just as you enter Hamilton from Auckland they are puting in a new roundabout. Been under construction for a while now and is just getting worse as it goes. Lots of loose gravel and pea metal all over the road. Havn't seen this posted here yet so figured what the hell...

**RiderInBlack** · 6th May 2005, 18:05

Thanks for that Waylander

Would rep you but they won't let me. By the way, cool name change

**Waylander** · 6th May 2005, 18:09

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Thanks for that Waylander

Would rep you but they won't let me. By the way, cool name change

Lol Thanks.

**badlieutenant** · 9th May 2005, 11:30

RIB is the twin bridges road still stuffed ? on your word that the road is sweet I shall plan my visit back home

**Ixion** · 9th May 2005, 11:43

Lone Pine Road, for anyone who uses it as a back road to Kaukaupkaupa (sp ?) is still being messed about. In the worst state of all now, new seal with all the loose chippings on it. And Mr Plod is hanging round there now catching naughty people who ignore the 30kph limit.

RAV4 thing shot past me doing about 80 (I was very good and sitting on 40) - couple of bends later and there he was with a Plod car in attendance.

Bugger.

**RiderInBlack** · 9th May 2005, 16:54

OK, Mangakahia Rd update for BadL:

Mangakahia Rd between Fazers Rd and Jack Rd in the twisties (between Titoki & Parakao): Still shit all over the road. Digger still widening the road through here (last sited 9/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd Parakao Straight: More lime put down today. Hope they tarseal it tomorrow. Should be sealed by the WE (last sited 9/05/05).

Have not seen ether of these two bits resently:

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Mangakahia Rd just South of North of the Twin Bridges: 1Km of unmarked pea-metal. Ok if you keep to the "cage" tracks, but watch throughs twistys (last sited 1/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd about 10Km South of Kaikohe (the twisties around Trefoils Girl Guide camp): Pea-metal getting ready to lay the tar (last sited 1/05/05).

but still expect there to be at least some unmarked pea-metal on those two sections.

**RiderInBlack** · 13th May 2005, 20:37

OK, Mangakahia Rd update for the WE:

Mangakahia Rd between Fazers Rd and Jack Rd in the twisties (between Titoki & Parakao): Now has course metal (last sited 13/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd Parakao Straight: Still more lime. They have got be tarsealing soon (last sited 13/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd just South of North of the Twin Bridges: 1Km of unmarked pea-metal bearly there, but still keep to the "cage" tracks through the twistys (last sited 10/05/05).

Mangakahia Rd about 10Km South of Kaikohe (the twisties around Trefoils Girl Guide camp): Lime and getting ready to lay the tar Noiced some large pot holes forming just before were they have been working. Expect this to be attacked next (last sited 10/05/05).

**JohnBoy** · 14th May 2005, 09:08

State Highway 30 Te Kuiti - Taupo.
2 Road work sites:
1/ Near Barryville, 600m long. loose gravel looking at sealing about mid next week.

2/ 5km from te kuiti. be warned this is a cement/ lime stabilising site, you will need to wash all vehicles asap as the cement/ lime will stick to your car like the preverbial blanket. lime and cement have already been mixed into the pavement but will remain active for a little while longer (say until late next week). looking at sealing late next week or early the week after.

**John** · 18th May 2005, 08:37

(cant be to detailed sorry, heard on ASB business)

between matata and turangi(sp?) (SH2) there has being a land-slip due to the large rain fall in that region..