Drivers travelling on State Highway 6 in the Tasman region can expect to see road workers carrying out maintenance as the summer season gets underway.
The schedule has been CHANGED. These works on SH6 Wakefield between Pigeon Valley Rd and Eighty-Eight Valley Rd will start from Mon 7 to Mon 14 Oct excluding Friday and Saturday.
Road workers will be on the job in Wakefield from Monday 7 October, to carry out resurfacing work.
Over six nights, they will remove the existing road surface and lay new asphalt before line marking the resurfaced section of the state highway corridor.
This work will be carried out between 7 pm and 7 am, under stop/go traffic management. Road users can expect traffic delays of up to 10 minutes and must factor this into their travel plans.
No work is planned to be carried out during the day, but reduced temporary speed limits through the site will remain in place. Drivers must obey these speed limits at all times. Lower speed limits help prevent damage to the road and to vehicles.
The shared cycle/pedestrian paths on each side of the state highway will remain open while this work is in progress.
Road workers must do this work when the weather is warm and dry to ensure the new road surface bonds properly. Resurfacing work cannot be done effectively during wet and cold winter conditions.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi thanks residents and road users for their patience and understanding while completing this work. Regular state highway maintenance is essential and helps prevent costlier and more disruptive repairs.
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