Work will begin this week to complete the 400metre link between Kopu Road and the roundabout at the intersection of State Highways 25 and 26, at the southern end of Kopu.

NZTA Acting State Highway Manager Karen Boyt says the NZTA considers this section of road essential to provide good access for traffic between the state highway network and the Kopu industrial area.

Works on the 400m link between Kopu Road and SH25 and 26 is part of the Kopu Bridge project.

The construction of this section of the works was deferred due to an appeal which delayed Thames Coromandel District Council completing the ‘alteration to designation' process.

Karen says the ‘alteration to designation' appeal was resolved in December 2012 and the NZTA arranged for the work to get underway as quickly as possible.

'The bridge contractor is currently setting up the work site to complete the Link Road and associated road works.

'The works are expected to take eight weeks to complete, so we would look to have the Link Road open to traffic in April 2013.”