NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 10 May 2024.
Contractors will be onsite at State Highway 1 between Levin and Foxton overnight from next week preparing for the installation of flexible median barrier.
Dunedin’s Southern Motorway (SH1) northbound drivers will face a detour between East Taieri and Kinmont Park (Mosgiel interchange) from Monday 6 May, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
The new two-lane bridge on State Highway 43 east of Stratford has now been officially blessed by Iwi and is expected to be open to traffic by the end of next week, weather dependent.
Road users travelling on State Highway 3 (SH3) south of Whanganui are asked to please slow down and adhere to temporary speeds while important bridge maintenance works take place.
People who travel south of Christchurch at night and overnight will need to build in some extra time with delays at the Selwyn River/ Waikirikiri Bridge from early May until the end of July.