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After a day of activity with crews clearing slips and redirecting water flows, the Tākaka Hill highway linking Nelson to Mohua/Golden Bay reopened this afternoon around 4.15 pm.
The crews working to clear slips on the Tākaka Hill highway linking Nelson to Mohua/Golden Bay are aiming for a 4 pm opening today. This will be dependent upon a geotechnical assessment.
The Tākaka Hill highway linking Nelson and Motueka to Mohua/Golden Bay could remain closed today due to large slips blocking the route, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. An update from the crews on site is expected around lunchtime today.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has postponed planned night work in Weld Pass between Blenheim and Seddon, on SH1, originally scheduled to start Monday 20 September.
The recent severe winds and stormy weather brought down numerous trees above SH7, the Lewis Pass west of the Hanmer Springs turnoff, in North Canterbury
Maintenance works on and near State Highway 6, will close the Kawarau Gorge, Kingston Road and Haast Road overnight, starting this weekend, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
People who travel during daytime hours along the Upper Buller Gorge, SH6, will need to build in an extra 30 minutes from next week, 20 September. This work was scheduled to be done earlier but the recent Lockdown Level Four pushed it out.
The highway between Te Anau and Milford Sound/ Piopiotahi remains closed today due to the ongoing high avalanche risk, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be working on the Weld Pass, (SH1 in Marlborough), for five nights at the end of September. Drivers will be allowed through every two hours overnight.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to check their routes around the South Island/Te Wai Pounamu today as gale force winds have brought down trees and power lines across several highways, particularly in North Canterbury.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency today announced $1.2 billion will be in invested in Canterbury to deliver a safer and more resilient transport system over the next three years.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has today announced $289 million of investment for Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman to strengthen, make safe and plan the future development of the region’s transport system over the next three years.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency today announced $178 million of investment in the West Coast’s land transport system that will deliver a safer, more resilient transport system.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has today announced a $1.1 billion investment in the Otago/Southland land transport system to create a safe, resilient land transport system that supports economic recovery and growth.