{"id":44718,"date":"2025-09-26T16:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/44718\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:32:14","slug":"rotorua-roadworks-reckless-driving-and-abuse-at-mamaku-site-spurs-nzta-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/44718\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotorua roadworks: Reckless driving and abuse at Mamaku site spurs NZTA warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe know most drivers do the right thing \u2013 but even one risky choice can have serious consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">King said the site was set up with clear signs and electronic boards to give drivers plenty of warning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe understand that road works can be disruptive to travel \u2013 we are doing this work so you can have safer and smoother journeys and we aim to give plenty of notice before work starts, and around the work site. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe ask that you plan ahead and factor in time for some delays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cRebuilding roads takes time, skill, and care \u2013 and every safe choice from drivers helps us get the job done faster and safer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cLet\u2019s work together to keep everyone safe \u2013 respect the cones, respect the crew, respect the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">The works at Mamaku started on September 15 and were due to take up to five weeks, between 7am and 5pm each workday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cTemporary traffic management will include stop\/go operations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSpeed restrictions will be present with the uneven surface until line marking is complete. Please drive with care and expect moderate delays,\u201d NZTA said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">Meanwhile, a 40km\/h speed limit was in place on SH30 Te Ngae Rd approaching the Wharenui Rd intersection until mid-October, when skid-resistant surfacing will be laid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">NZTA said road workers across Aotearoa New Zealand were out in all conditions every day, rebuilding and maintaining roads. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhether it\u2019s a quick repair or a full rehabilitation, these crews work hard to keep our journeys safe, smooth, and reliable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBut they can\u2019t do it alone. We need every driver to play their part.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe know most drivers do the right thing \u2013 but even one risky choice can have serious consequences.\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1903,95,1975,1558,4189,4493,39575,3180,111,43,139,69,16488,20561,15267,39576,39574,1327,1857,31120,21419,1455],"class_list":["post-44718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-abuse","tag-and","tag-at","tag-been","tag-driving","tag-increased","tag-mamaku","tag-near","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-nzta","tag-reckless","tag-reported","tag-roadworkers","tag-roadworks","tag-rotorua","tag-site","tag-spurs","tag-towards","tag-warning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}