With King’s Birthday Weekend ahead, people using the Arthur’s Pass route (SH73) linking the West Coast and Canterbury or the Lewis Pass route (SH7) linking Tasman/ Nelson and Canterbury should check the weather forecasts and the highways update before heading out.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 9 June 2023. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Mixed weather is ahead for Kings Birthday in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, and heavy traffic is expected in the usual hotspots as people head away for the long weekend.
Regular users of State Highway 65 between Springs Junction and State Highway 6, O’Sullivan’s Bridge, south of Murchison need to be planning for night closures later this month.
Workers on a Waikato roading project are being exposed to abusive and dangerous behaviour by passing motorists, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency saying the situation is unacceptable.
The Luggate Red Bridge on SH8A reopens at 5pm tonight – in good time given delays caused by rain and additional deck boards requiring replacement, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
An incident response team working in remote terrain and dealing with all kinds of call-outs including avalanche control, has gone electric - showing positive contributions to climate resilience can be made everywhere.
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Key government agencies and road safety partners Waka Kotahi, NZ Police, Te Manatū Waka, ACC and Auckland Transport, are today reinforcing to Aotearoa that road safety is a daily, year-round focus for all of us.
