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The NZ Transport Agency is advising that the Wellington highways are recovering after heavy rainfall caused major closures yesterday. However the Transport Agency is still encouraging motorists to plan carefully for travel, and to expect delays at some places in and around Wellington due to ongoing clean-up and repairs following slips and flooding.
NZ Transport Agency contractors are continuing to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes, clear slips and safely re-open roads as soon as conditions allow.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to plan carefully for travel, and to expect delays at some places in and around Wellington and the Kapiti regions, due to ongoing clean-up and repairs following slips and flooding.
The NZ Transport Agency contractors worked through the night to clear slips from multiple sites throughout the Wellington region following heavy rain on Tuesday 15 November.
NZ Transport Agency contractors resumed work early this morning to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes, clear slips and safely re-open roads as soon as conditions allow.
NZ Transport Agency contractors will resume on-site work first thing Wednesday morning after working urgently throughout the day Tuesday to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes, clear slips and safely re-open roads as soon as conditions allow.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 1, the main route from Wellington to the Kapiti Coast, is now open to one lane both south and northbound with speed restrictions. Motorists should exercise caution and drive to the conditions, watching speeds and following distances.
The NZ Transport Agency thanks motorists for their patience as flooding and slips caused road closures and long delays in and around the Wellington region on Tuesday 15 November.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 1, the main route from Wellington to the Kapiti Coast is now open to one lane northbound. As there is still surface flooding, motorists should exercise caution and drive to the conditions, watching speeds and following distances.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that while some roads out of Wellington have reopened, there are currently significant backlogs as some roads are reduced to one lane. Motorists should delay their journeys if possible, and exercise patience and common sense if already on the road.
NZ Transport Agency contractors have been working urgently throughout the day to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes, clear slips and safely re-open roads as soon as conditions allow.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that one lane northbound on State Highway 2 between Ngauranga and Petone will be opening with speed restrictions at around 3pm.
NZ Transport Agency contractors have been working urgently throughout the day to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes, clear slips and safely re-open roads as soon as conditions allow.
