19 Nov 2024

Desert road to close for two months in summer

From Nine To Noon, 9:35 am on 19 November 2024

The Desert Road - between Waiouru and Turangi in the middle of the North Island is to close for two months at the height of summer. The New Zealand Transport Agency says State Highway 1 will be closed from Monday, January 6 until late February.

It says part of a wider North Island maintenance programme. Roger Brady is the regional manager of maintenance and operations. 

Contractors doing summer work on the Desert Rd in a previous year.

Photo: Supplied by NZTA

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