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People travelling through Gore should prepare for possible delays as road resurfacing work on several sections of State Highway 1 gets underway on Sunday evening, 6 March from 6pm. The work could go through to 25 March.
The steel rockmesh installed after the Kaikōura earthquakes on the cliffs south of the town will be cleared of rock build-up on two days next week, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising Tasman and Nelson drivers to expect delays and a longer journey time going through Richmond, SH6, on Monday and possibly also Tuesday, 21 and 22 February.
Waka Kotahi is urging people to delay non-essential travel today, with several surface water, slips and high winds continuing to affect several highways in the South Island.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says work is underway to re-open flood and slip-damaged state highways on the West Coast following this week’s torrential rain.
Waka Kotahi is advising motorists that work to install traffic and pedestrian signals at the Tudor and High Street intersection in Motueka starts on Monday 14 February.
The last highway in Te Waipounamu/ the South Island remaining closed after several days of intense rain is SH6 Hira to Rai Valley, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The highway is expected to reopen by 5 pm Sunday or slightly earlier.
SH6 south of Fox Glacier township to Haast reopened this morning around 10 am. People should anticipate single lane in places and take care on this route, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
