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Manawatū Gorge road, c.1891. Previously, traffic travelling from the east and west of the central North Island [3] used the Manawatū Gorge road, first opened in 1872. [4] The road closed in 2004 and 2015, and also from 2011 to 2012 that lasted more than a year. On 24 April 2017, a slip from the Tararua Range cut off the road. Following more ...
A further slip in July 2017 at the Ashhurst end of the Manawatu Gorge left an additional 10,000 cubic metres of rock on the road. [16] Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency decided to close the Gorge route permanently. The authority investigated long-term options to bypass or replace the gorge route, with their final list having four options. [17 ...
State Highway 3 will form part of the future/proposed Southern Links motorway project in the South/West of Hamilton and Tamahere. [25] In January 2016, funding was announced for road bypasses of the two tunnels north of New Plymouth. Construction of the Mount Messenger and Awakino Gorge tunnel bypasses was expected to begin within two years. [26]
The highway is classified by the NZTA as a national strategic road. [1] State Highway 57 broadly follows the route of the North Island Main Trunk railway line to Linton, then follows the route of the Manawatu River for the remainder of its length. For its entire length, the highway is single carriageway with occasional passing lanes and at ...
It then leaves Waughs Road and travels south-west along Camerons Line and south-east along Milson Line, before turning south-west along Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road. The SH 54 designation ends at the junction of Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road with SH 3 near the settlement of Newbury, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) north-west of central Palmerston North.
6 km of the route through the Manawatū Gorge has been closed since 2017 due to landslips and is temporarily replaced by the route over the Saddle Road. The new highway through the gorge is estimated to open in 2024. [3] SH 3 near Waitara: SH 3 at Inglewood: 15.6 Forms an eastern bypass of New Plymouth.
Once a vital route between Manawatū, Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa, geologic instability means the Manawatū Gorge road will never be re-opened. A new 4-lane road project was approved by the NZ Government in September 2019. It will be built between the existing Saddle Road and the Manawatū Gorge, connecting to SH2 west of Woodville. [6]
Waiohine River gorge, route of the 'Hill and Sutch' party. The Tararua Range is significant in the history of tramping in New Zealand, due to its accessibility for people in Wellington and nearby towns. Two of the most popular tracks are the Northern Crossing from Levin to the Wairarapa, and the Southern Crossing from Ōtaki Forks to near ...