Road and Highway Conditions

Important roading alerts will be visible at the top of our homepage. Please note that news on our Council roads is updated as soon as we receive confirmed reports from our roading crews. Please take care and drive to the conditions.

Weather-related road alerts

Please be patient, allow extra time for your journey, drive to the conditions and follow directions on signs and from our traffic management crews. We want everyone to get where they're going safely.

We've had reports of people moving signs and taking traffic management into their own hands. Please leave it to our roading contractors. If you spot any issues on roads report them to 0800 Highways (for State Highways) or our Council's call centre for local roads on 07 868 0200. 

The latest on our local Council roads

Colville Road ongoing repairs

Our Council is carrying out several repair projects in close proximity on Colville Rd over the next 2-3 months. This will cause some disruption with rolling road closures and stop/go traffic light restrictions in place. We apologise for any inconvenience, but the work is necessary to repair storm and cyclone damage from 2023.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as the work progresses. We recommend planning ahead to ensure the least amount of disruption to your journey.

Full details of works, locations and closures are provided below, under the expandable blue tab called Northern Coromandel Rd repairs - Colville Rd & Kennedy Bay Rd. We've provided contact information for the relevant contractors but if you have concerns at any point, please contact the customer service team on 07 868 0200, or email customer.services@tcdc.govt.nz.

Road work in Mackay and Sealey Street Thames 

Work is taking place at the intersection of Mackay Street and Sealey Street, Thames from Monday 8 April to Friday 3 May, to improve safety for road users and pedestrians.

During this time there's a road closure in place for Sealey Street and a two-way stop-go on Mackay Street.

The pictures show how the work affects Sealey and Mackay Streets, and then how Sealey Street parking is affected, around Thames High School. 

We understand that these works may cause inconvenience, but every effort is being made to minimise disruptions to nearby residents, the public and Thames High School and to ensure the safety of students, parents and staff members.

During the construction phase on the eastern side of Mackay and Sealey Streets, on the Thames High School side, some of the parking (approximately five spaces) on Sealey Street is not available to students/teachers and parents due to construction activities. Bus parking has been temporarily be moved so that buses bypass down Court Street.

Our Council and contractors Ventia thank you for your understanding while this necessary work takes place. 

Network resealing programme 2024

The annual resealing work on Council-managed roads is underway. Please note that the programme is subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.

Priority sites for repair: Northern Coromandel | The 309 | State Highways (Waka Kotahi NZTA)

• Work continues around the district to address damage to more than 70 sites identified as requiring repairs.
• The majority of damage is clustered around the roads north of Coromandel Town where access is already difficult.
• As far as possible, we'll be making every effort to keep roads open as we carry out repairs.
• Click here to read our FAQs on road repairs after storms.

The latest from Waka Kotahi NZTA

More recovery work sites underway across SH25

Progress at the large underslip site near Wharekaho - below left shows the site at the beginning of March, and below right at the end of March.

Work begins this month on five more sites around the Coromandel and Hauraki districts as part of Waka Kotahi NZTA's programme to repair damage caused by last summer’s severe weather.

Repairs start at Te Kouma, Pumpkin Hill, and Whiritoa Hill on SH25, while further afield work also gets underway on SH2 Karangahake Gorge and SH27 Kaihere. At each site, the road will be reduced to a single lane and involve stop/go traffic management while the work is done. 

Work also continues at Ruamahunga (pictured below), with the first of three faces already completed on that large slip. Fortnightly helicopter activity also continues to restock supplies needed at the top of the slip. These are done midweek, over the middle of the day when traffic is quiet.

Waka Kotahi NZTA are progressing with the detailed designs for a further eight sites on SH25, and while any work that involves significant earthworks will pause over the wetter winter months, they will continue working where possible to complete this important work.

Click here to read the full update from April 11

See any road safety issues?

If you see anything on our local roads, let us know on 07 868 0200 or email customer.services@tcdc.govt.nz. For State Highways, contact 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49).