Media Release
Transit New Zealand
Hamilton Regional Office
Media Release
10 April 2008
Alternative routes recommended to bypass Hamilton V8 traffic
The Hamilton 400 V8 Supercars street race event is being held in Hamilton next
week, from Thursday through to Sunday, and heavy event traffic is expected to
cause delays.
Motorists travelling through the Waikato during the event, who are not going to
the V8s or Hamilton, are advised to avoid SH1 and SH1B around Hamilton.
Motorists travelling between Auckland and Tirau, and all places south, who would
normally travel on SH1, are advised to travel on SH2 and SH27 instead.
Alternative route signs will be in place at the junction of SH1 and SH2 at
Pokeno, at the junction of SH2 and SH27 at Mangatarata, and at the junction of
SH1 and SH27 at Tirau. Signage will also be posted on SH1 at Ohinewai for
traffic wanting to connect onto SH27 via Tahuna Road.
Motorists travelling between Auckland and Taranaki are advised to use SH39.
Alternative route signs will be in place at the junction of SH1 and SH39 at
Ngaruawhia and SH3 and SH39 at Otorohanga.
Motorists travelling to Hamilton to attend the V8 races are advised to follow
the signs to the designated car parks and take the free bus into the city. The
designated car parks are accessed off SH1B, which runs between Taupiri and
Cambridge, and this highway is not recommended as a detour.
Transit regional manager Kaye Clark, says, "This is the first year of this
event and we are expecting a lot of traffic. This is likely to cause congestion
and delays on the state highway network around Hamilton, particularly on SH1 and
SH1B."
"People travelling to the V8s are asked to be patient and courteous, and to
allow more time than usual for their journey. People not coming to the V8s are
strongly advised to take one of the alternative routes around Hamilton,"
Mrs Clark says.
View
PDF of alternative routes.
For further information, contact:
Kaye Clark
Regional Manager
Transit New Zealand
Hamilton Regional Office
07 903 5113/ 027 279 5751
Or
Julie Hannam
Communications Advisor
Transit New Zealand
Hamilton Regional Office
07 903 5146/ 027 294 2649