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Safety barriers down the middle of the road to stop head-on crashes, rumble strips to give drivers a wake-up call, and intersection improvements are among possible changes to a high-risk stretch of State Highway 1 between the Selwyn River and Ashburton in Mid-Canterbury.
People who use the road between Cromwell and Queenstown, State Highway 6, may spot rock debris from abseil scaling at the Nevis Bluff from Monday, 29 October.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers to allow extra time for their journeys along the Wairau Valley Highway, SH63, in Tasman District, from next week into early December.
People are being encouraged to provide feedback on a proposal to install no stopping lines and bus stops on Queenstown’s Stanley Street (part of State Highway 6A) between Coronation Drive and Shotover Street.
Ahead of the three-day Labour Weekend, the NZ Transport Agency reminds travellers of a useful tool that shows predicted traffic flows at particular times, based on previous years’ travel patterns. It can be found at www.nzta.govt.nz/holidayjourneys
Less than two years after 2016’s devastating Kaikōura Earthquake, the new Ōhau Point safe stopping area will open on Thursday this week, 18 October, ahead of Labour Weekend.
While consistent summer weather may seem a little way off, the NZ Transport Agency has started its annual summer road maintenance programme on the South Island’s West Coast.
The NZ Transport Agency is investigating how State Highway 1 through Woodend, in North Canterbury, could be made safer and community connections improved.
People who drive between the West Coast and Canterbury, on State Highway 73, will have up to 50 minute delays from this Sunday night, 14 October, between 8 pm and 6 am.
Consultation with the community on proposed speed limits for State Highway One both north and south of Kaikōura by the New Zealand Transport Agency has begun.
The NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail want to remind people living, working or travelling in the area between Blenheim and Christchurch that daytime freight trains are now running on the Main North Line.
North Canterbury road users who travel on State Highway 1 between Waipara and Amberley will notice road works around the Glasnevin weigh station in coming days.
Motorists travelling on North Canterbury’s State Highway 7 between Waipara and Waikari are advised to expect delays over the coming months as work ramps up on a $3.5 million safety upgrade.
The NZ Transport Agency has started the sale-by-tender process for the temporary accommodation village used by crew working on the Kaikōura earthquake recovery.
