08/07/2026
Proud to be part of another milestone on the Cambridge Expressway 👏
Check out NZTA's update below! ⬇️
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For Matariki weekend the State Highway 1 (SH1) Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway will be open to 4 lanes with temporary speed limits and all interchanges working.
We have up to 4 crews working day and night where they can, to complete asphalting work on the project. Since contractors started on 1 March, they have laid more than 58,000 tonnes of asphalt to ensure the expressway is safer, more resilient, and ready for future growth.
The project is ahead of schedule and expects to start Stage 5 on Monday 20 July (weather dependent) until mid-August. Stage 5 is the closure of the southbound off-ramp at the Northern Interchange (Cambridge West/Velodrome exit). All southbound SH1 traffic wanting to access Cambridge, coming from Hamilton, will need to continue down the expressway and use the Victoria Road Interchange at Hautapu, but please consider all alternative routes to ease congestion.
There’s more information about the project and all stages on our website: https://nzta.govt.nz/waikato-works