The NZ Transport Agency is advising that SH4 between Whanganui and Raetihi is scheduled to re-open at 4pm today (Wednesday March 7) following the installation of roadside barriers at a high risk slip site two kilometres south of Fields Track.
Repair work on the Takaka Hill highway, State Highway 60, between Riwaka and Golden Bay has gone well in recent days. “Crews have been making good progress while the weather has been dry, clearing the road and making it safer and more resilient, which will enable truck and trailer units to make the journey soon,” says Frank Porter, NZ Transport Agency System Manager.
The NZ Transport Agency thanks motorists in the Far North for their patience and understanding as wet weather continues to disrupt the resurfacing of State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge.
The last phase of work to rebuild a section of SH1, between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki, damaged by ex-cyclone Gita in February will begin on Sunday March 11th.
The second national Aotearoa Bike Challenge has encouraged thousands more New Zealanders to cycle, with more than 14,300 people from over 1600 organisations taking part, including over 2600 new riders.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that SH4 between Whanganui and Raetihi has been closed due to a high risk slip site identified at a site roughly two kilometres south of Fields Track.
The NZ Transport Agency advises people who normally use State Highway 73 between Castle Hill Village and Lake Lyndon, on the main route between the West Coast and Canterbury, that the Porter River Bridge is about to have overnight deck repairs for two weeks.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists travelling to Auckland Airport on State Highway 20A that work is about to start on changes to the layout of the Landing Drive roundabout.
State Highway 1 Desert Road will be closed to traffic for 36 hours from 7am on Wednesday 7 March and will continue to be one lane until April while the deck is replaced on the Waihohonu Stream bridge.
The NZ Transport Agency will reopen State Highway 1 through Kaikōura from Friday, 2 March, following extensive landslip removal following ex-cyclone Gita.
State Highway 60, the Takaka Hill road, damaged in the aftermath of ex-cyclone Gita, continues to be opened twice each day – 7-8 am and 5-6 pm, says the NZ Transport Agency.