Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect 10-to-15-minute delays on State Highway 2 from the next two months as pavement repairs begin on the Waerenga-a-Hika straights. Contractors will use a method called 'foamed bitumen recycling' to improve the pavement from this Monday to July 1. This treatment, while yet to have been used in Tairāwhiti, is a commonly used method in other parts of the North Island. It recycles existing road materials while injecting foamed bitumen into the pavement, which rejuvenates a heavily deteriorated road into one that is more robust and has a longer life than traditional pavement.

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