Work on the Waikanae River clip-on bridge project has been delayed until next year as the NZTA a.k.a. Waka Kotahi is continuing to “work through design and construction details with the contractor.”

NZTA infrastructure delivery regional manager Jetesh Bhula said to install the bridge addition, on the west side of the former State Highway 1 bridge, as safely and efficiently as possible, the work required traffic management and a significant detour for southbound vehicles, which will take several weeks to complete.

“To ensure the Waikanae community and businesses aren’t disrupted over the busy Christmas and New Year period, we’ve decided to defer this work until early 2024. We’ll make sure the community is informed of the new project timeframes when they’re finalised.”

Work on the $1.93 million project started in May 2022.