Crown Road closed temporarily

From the middle of July, Crown Road will be temporarily closed to allow contractors to work on the East Taupo Arterial (ETA) route.

Crown Road - from south of Ashwood Avenue to State Highway 5 – will be closed from Monday 13 July through until Sunday 19 December 2009, with a detour in place via Taharepa Road and Kiddle Drive during the closure.

The road closure will allow workers to construct a drainage culvert and roundabout as part of the development of the ETA.

A single lane northbound slip road (similar to an off-ramp) will be in place from late December 2009. This is an addition to the ETA project following concerns raised by locals and businesses.

Crown Road traffic wishing to head south or access SH5 will need to continue to use the detour route via Taharepa Rd and Kiddle Drive and southbound traffic using the ETA route will be able to exit via the SH5 junction, accessing Crown Road via new slip road.

In the future, a more permanent two lane connector will be constructed and the slip road will be removed.