A stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway, just south of the airport, will be closed for one night of planned maintenance.

The state highway will close between 9pm on Wednesday 26 June and reopen at 4am on Thursday 27 June, in time for early morning airport traffic.

Crews will be working on Ahuriri Estuary Bridge, next to the old bridge estuary walkway. 

The work involves replacing sealant on the bridge joints, which connect the bridge to the road. The sealant is used for waterproofing and to absorb movements and stress away from the concrete. 

A signposted detour will be in place during this closure, for all traffic, including heavy vehicles. Traffic will be detoured down Meeanee Quay, Pandora Road, Hyderabad Road and Prebensen Drive, before rejoining Hawke’s Bay Expressway. The detour will be in reverse for northbound vehicles.

Please expect delays of between 5 and 10 minutes as a result of the detour.