Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be repairing a retaining wall at Porters Pass west of Springfield on SH73 over the next ten weeks, into early July.
People who drive over Tākaka Hill (SH60) at night should be aware that pre-winter maintenance begins on Sunday night, 15 May. The highway will be closed from 8 pm at night until 5.30 am the next morning through until Friday morning, 20 May (five nights).
A band of rain which started moving up the South Island yesterday afternoon is causing surface flooding on SH6 from South Westland to Westport, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Drivers who want to use Lewis Pass, SH7 need to rethink their route this evening as a serious motorcycle crash near the Boyle River has closed the highway while the Police Serious Crash Unit investigates and vehicles are recovered.
Te Wai Pounamu/South Island travellers are encouraged to make their Easter and Anzac weekend journeys safer and more relaxing by using the Holiday Journey Planner to plan ahead and avoid delays.
The safety improvements project on High Street, Motueka, is almost complete with the last set of traffic signals – at the High and Tudor Street intersection – set to be switched on early next week.
As part of the shared path being constructed to Port Chalmers on SH88, crews will be completing the realignment of the main trunk rail line between St Leonards Boat Club and Curles Point all this weekend and again at the end of April.
Rock stabilisation work on the Nevis Bluff has passed the mid-way point with crews completing more than 60 drill holes for rock bolts into the cliff face. Work started late January this year.
Next week, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be resurfacing a section of SH6/Queen Elizabeth II Drive in Nelson from Trafalgar Street roundabout east towards the 80km/50km/hour speed signs.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has set a new speed limit for the Motueka High Street town centre, on SH60 in Tasman District, following consultation in 2021.
Tasman Journeys, the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency highway maintenance team, will be making Whakatu Drive, part of SH6, a smoother ride next week filling ruts in the road.
People driving south of Nelson towards Murchison on SH6 could face delays up to 30 minutes at a time from this week, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.