Waka Kotahi - NZ Transport Agency will close State Highway 6 (SH6) between Hira and Ronga Road near Rai Valley from Tuesday, 1 November to Sunday, 18 December, to make emergency repairs.
The long and winding road through the South Canterbury capital of Timaru will start to feel smoother from after Labour Weekend this year, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Sunshine in many places combined with hard work from highway operators this morning and overnight has enabled Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to reopen most Southland and Otago highways by lunchtime today.
With a number of snow and ice-caused closures around Otago, Southland and further north on Banks Peninsula overnight, sunshine, grader drivers and grit truck operators are making a dent in getting key highways reopened and safer for drivers.
Residents and regular users of State Highway 1 in Marlborough need to be ready for a series of night closures at Weld Pass beginning this Sunday, 9 October.
Road users and residents who use State Highway 60 between Motueka and Appleby need to get ready for major maintenance work planned for later this month.
An intense cold snap is forecast to spread northwards over the country from Tuesday evening to Thursday, possibly bringing snow to low levels over the South Island/ Te Waipounamu.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be rebuilding the highway, at the same time as logging contractors are felling trees, on the inland Rakaia Gorge Road, SH77, this week to the end of October, weekdays.
A serious injury, two-vehicle crash south of Rangitata this afternoon, South Canterbury, will delay drivers using SH1 into the evening, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Local residents and regular users of State Highway 60 over the Tākaka Hill need to prepare for two and a half weeks of planned night road closures beginning this Sunday, 2 October 2022
A serious crash between two vehicles around 6 am today, with one person confirmed dead by NZ Police, may keep SH1 closed north of Kaikōura till mid this afternoon.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency declined the application for a temporary traffic management plan for the Tākahe to Akaroa road relay race this year due to significant safety concerns on SH75.