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The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers using State Highway 1 between Kaikoura and Cheviot that the road will reopen to one lane with traffic management in the next half hour with two lanes likely to be restored by 9pm.
Timaru drivers and freight operators are warned about two separate pieces of road resurfacing happening on 2 and 3 March, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Both pieces of work are weather-dependent so if it is wet, they may take place a night or two later.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers travelling on State Highway 1 through Kaikoura/ the Conway River/ Hundalees area to expect delays due to a serious crash.
The NZ Transport Agency’s contracting crew will be removing two large gum trees, (Tasmanian Blue Gum) in the median area of the Northern Motorway near the Dickeys Road/ Main North Road intersection this weekend.
Early morning motorists travelling southbound on Christchurch’s Northern Motorway at reduced speeds are having 35 to 45 seconds added to their journey time from south of Ohoka Road to Dickey’s Road for the benefit of all commuters, says the NZ Transport Agency.
A fatal crash this afternoon on State Highway 1 on the north side of Hampden, south of Dunedin, means the highway will be closed until around 7 pm tonight.
A new $64 million, seven-year contract covering the maintenance and operation of the NZ Transport Agency’s Southland state highway network, will start on Tuesday 1 March.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging Christchurch drivers to be aware of changes on Johns Road, State Highway 1, from the Groynes to Sawyers Arms Road roundabout from tomorrow, Thursday 25 February.
Design will start later this year on the realignment of State Highway 1 to the north-west side of the Fonterra site in Edendale, Southland, bypassing the Edendale community.
Conditions on West Coast and Buller highways should improve today with rain forecast to ease mid-morning in South Westland and lunch time in the Buller.
NZ Transport Agency road crews are working hard to keep State Highway 6 south of Hokitika to the Glaciers open as the rain buckets down and is not anticipated to slow for 24 hours.
Bridge strengthening work on the Beaumont Bridge, which spans the Clutha River on State Highway 8, will require it to be closed for up to ten nights, with hourly traffic openings, early to mid-March.
The first week of operation of the new variable speed limits on Christchurch's Northern Motorway had minimal impact on travel times during the morning peak congestion.
The NZ Transport Agency says everyone has a role to play in keeping people safe on our roads this Waitangi Weekend. “Please be smart and plan ahead if you’re heading away,” says Journey Manager Lee Wright.
The NZ Transport Agency’s project team are returning to the design table after a reassessment of costs for the final stage of its shared cycling and pedestrian pathway between Dunedin and Port Chalmers indicated the budget would be exceeded.
