Reminder: State Highway 60, Commercial Street, Tākaka - sealed and delivered before Christmas

Drivers heading through Tākaka are urged to be ready for road resurfacing work starting in the Golden Bay town next week.

Contractors will complete extensive resurfacing work on Commercial Street in Tākaka, with 10 nights of closures planned from 17 to 28 November.   

To keep drivers and contractors safe, the highway will be closed to all traffic between Meihana Street and Motupipi Street from 7 pm to 6:30 am. No work will be done on Friday, 22, or Saturday, 23 November.

The resurfacing is essential maintenance and will help ensure the road is kept safe and reliable for everyone.

Contractors will be doing their best to keep disruption to an absolute minimum. They will work overnight when there is less traffic, and the road will be open to traffic during the day. 

Once asphalting is complete, road markings will be reinstated under night works with stop/go controls and a 30 km/h speed limit.  

During the night closures, a detour will be in place via Meihana Street and Motupipi Street.  This detour is expected to add up to five minutes to travel times.  

Works schedule:

• Sunday, 17 November to Thursday, 28 November (excluding Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November), 7 pm - 6:30 am.
• The worksite is located on SH60, Commercial Street in the Tākaka township, between Meihana Street and Motupipi Street.
• During the work, the worksite will be closed to all traffic. Road users must detour via Meihana Street and Motupipi Street.
• During the closure access to Buxton Lane will be via Motupipi Street. There will be no access between SH60 and Buxton Lane.
• There will be times when direct access to Junction Street or Riley Street from SH60 will be impacted. To ensure continuous access to these streets during work hours, access from SH60 to one of these streets will remain open. Follow onsite signage.
• Outside of the closure time, State Highway 60 will reopen between 6:30am and 5:30pm but a reduced temporary speed limit of 30km/h will be in place.
• These works are weather-dependent and may be delayed.

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