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Drivers using State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura should allow four hours for the trip to or from Christchurch as work intensifies leading into the 15 December opening of the highway north and south.
The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed the initial hours of operation for State Highway 1 (SH1) north and south of Kaikoura will be 7am until 8.30pm, when the road reopens next month.*
The NZ Transport Agency is inviting the community to have their say on possible ways to improve road safety on State Highway 1, between Saltwater Creek and Tram Road in North Canterbury.
Cantabrians travelling north for the coming long weekend should build some extra time into their journeys as many people will be heading away for the break.
The NZ Transport Agency and its highway maintenance contract team for Coastal Otago, the Highway Highlanders, advise drivers that the summer highway maintenance period gets underway this month on the coastal Otago network. The majority of work is concentrated on State Highway 1 between Palmerston and Milton.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging all South Canterbury drivers to build in a little extra time as work continues resurfacing the Timaru-Temuka Highway SH1 between Washdyke and Pleasant Point Highway (SH8). The road will remain open, but drivers can also take alternate routes to ease congestion, unless they are driving heavy vehicles.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to expect delays of an hour on two separate days next week due to scheduled rock blasting work at the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6. The bluff is midway between Cromwell and Queenstown.
The NZ Transport Agency advises people travelling to Christchurch International Airport or around Memorial Avenue and Russley Road to expect delays and allow extra travel time this Saturday, November 11.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking the community to help it build a better picture of traffic patterns and movements in Queenstown’s Frankton area. The need to get traffic flowing smoothly and safely through Frankton, along State Highway 6, from the Grant Road roundabout with Ladies Mile to the BP roundabout and onto the Kawarau Falls Bridge, is the aim of the project.
The NZ Transport Agency has released new drone footage of Christchurch’s Western Belfast Bypass, including shots of the recent open day, as crews prepare to open more lanes of the new road this month.
The NZ Transport Agency is closing a section of State Highway 65, the Shenandoah Highway, overnight 12–13 November, to repair the Williscroft Bridge between Springs Junction and Maruia, over the Maruia River.
The entire Russley Road Upgrade will open to traffic this month and to celebrate, the NZ Transport Agency is inviting people to an open day on top of Christchurch’s new Memorial Avenue Gateway Bridge.
