I just noticed yesterday that the 80k zone has been lifted where they were doing the Onewa Road bridge roadworks. That 80kph zone had been there for at least a couple of years and I have to admit I was a bit sceptical about whether it was ever going to be lifted. So hooray!

Northbound, you can now do 100kph from outside the police highway patrol building just north of the bridge. (It used to be 80kph all the way to Northcote Rd.)

Southbound, I think the 100kph zone now extends to the Onewa Rd offramp or maybe even a little further - can anyone verify this?

So far the traffic seems to be moving smoothly, although I think that's likely to be because of the flow-on effects of that wonderful new Northern Gateway!