SH2 Matahorua Gorge Project

Motorists enjoying the journey on SH2  between Napier and Wairoa on their way to Gisborne will be briefly diverted from the main highway as work gets underway this weekend on the Matahorua Gorge. 

It's worth pausing and looking at some spectacular scenery while marveling at the engineering feat of constructing a new bridge. This is one of the largest projects on this stretch of highway for many years.

The gorge will be closed this weekend and subsequent weekends for the realignment project to be done, however the diversion will only add a few minutes to the usual journey. 

The entire project should be finished by next year.