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An accelerated work programme is about to start at the new Kawarau Falls Bridge in Frankton, Queenstown, to get both lanes of the new State Highway 6 bridge open in May. Currently just one lane of the bridge is open to traffic.
The NZ Transport Agency is inviting the community to have its say on ways to improve safety on State Highway 1 from the Waitaki River Bridge, north of Oamaru, to Dunedin.
*STOP PRESS, 3.30 pm update : Highway estimated to reopen at 4.30 pm today.
Kaikoura’s State Highway 1 south of the town, Peketa to Goose Bay, closed around 9 am today after a hiab (truck with a lift/crane attached to the deck) hit the left corner of the Parititahi Tunnel portal, damaging the entrance.
NZ Transport Agency staff and contractors have confirmed that the scale of the work needed to reinstate the footpath and seawall on Nelson’s Rocks Road is not as extensive as originally thought after the 1 February storm and king tides.
Road works associated with the Central Otago highway maintenance programme are in full swing, with the NZ Transport Agency asking people to be patient while this work is underway.
The NZ Transport Agency advises there will be speed and lane reductions on the new gateway bridge for about 8 weeks from Monday 19 February. Lane reductions will only occur over the weekend and SH1 will remain open.
The NZ Transport Agency’s Highway Highlanders contracting team begins a roading rebuild programme in the coming days between Orana Park and Exe Street in Oamaru along State Highway 1.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that detours will be in place overnight on Wednesday and Thursday (February 7 and 8) to allow for night-time surfacing work on SH1 (West Street) in Ashburton, between Havelock Street and Moore Street.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to take extra care as South Island highways damaged by yesterday’s severe weather are progressively re-opened.
The NZ Transport Agency is strongly advising road users crossing the South Island’s alpine passes, especially SH73 and travelling the Coastal SH6 on the West Coast today of essential travel only. The weather has deteriorated this morning, and will continue to intensify over the next couple of hours into this evening.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers crossing the South Island’s alpine passes, especially SH73 and travelling on the West Coast from tomorrow (Wednesday) through to Friday to check the weather forecast before they travel; and plan ahead to avoid delays by checking the NZ Transport Agency Journey website for 24/7 road condition information on closures or delays.
The NZ Transport Agency is starting two significant improvement projects along State Highway 6 in Nelson from Thursday 8 February: a road resurfacing project along Rocks Road as well as a shared pathway project closer to Nelson CBD, from the Maitai River to Rocks Road.
People who use the road between Cromwell and Queenstown, State Highway 6, may experience delays between Cromwell and Roaring Meg from this Monday, 29 January.
