As part of design refinement and budget considerations, Waka Kotahi will prioritise work on the Ngakawau River Bridge abutments, to protect the bridge in the first instance. Coastal permits and consents have now been issued, which will allow the bridge abutment work to take place.
Invercargill people are getting early notice of some key highway maintenance and re-sealing work for eleven days in January in the town’s Tay St (also SH1).
The Tākaka Hill road will be fully open in time for Christmas and the busy summer holiday period, with two sealed lanes back in operation on this section of SH60 from later this afternoon (Friday, 17 December). Final line marking is being completed today, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Most people who use the Luggate (Red) Bridge, near Wanaka, will need to take a detour route for a week-and-a-half from next week, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Repairs to Dunedin Southern Motorway’s flexible median barrier at Saddle Hill are scheduled to start in about a week’s time – aiming for Wednesday, 15 December.
It was spades at the ready at the new Beaumont Bridge site over the Clutha River/Mata-Au yesterday afternoon, half-way between Milton and Alexandra. A sod turning event was held to mark construction about to begin on this highly anticipated SH8 project, the biggest new infrastructure project in Clutha District in many years.
Waka Kotahi has awarded the construction contract for its SH6/SH8B in Cromwell to Fulton Hogan. The roundabout will be fully funded by Waka Kotahi through the NZ Upgrade Programme (Regional Package). A tender price of $3.3million has been accepted, says Principal Project Manager Brendon French.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be working at the Pelorus/Te Hoiere Bridge, on SH6, between Nelson and Havelock, for one night in a week’s time: Monday, 13 December.
In the lead-in to reopening Tākaka Hill road to two lanes of traffic, the final nights of closure will take place from this Sunday night, 5 December, through to the morning of Saturday 11 December*.
Motueka is getting an early Christmas present with its first ever set of traffic and pedestrian signals lighting up on 2 December: the first step in making High St safer for everyone, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
The Franz Josef Waiho/Waiau River bridge on SH6 is being closed for essential maintenance in a week’s time, Monday night, 6 December, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency encourages people driving on the West Coast this weekend to be ready for heavy rain from Friday midnight through to Sunday.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has been recognised for its efforts to celebrate local heritage, with the Ōpaoa River Bridge project winning the 2021 Engineering NZ Heritage Award.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be working on improving the road surface in the Weld Pass, on SH1 in Marlborough, for five nights at the beginning of December 2021.