Due to a serious crash near the summit of the Remutaka Hill shortly before 7 am this morning, State Highway 2 is CLOSED between Kaitoke and Featherston.
Road pavement rehabilitation and surfacing works on State Highway 27 (Firth Street) in Matamata will be extended into next week, due to the discovery of a void under the road surface.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 14 October 2022.
Waka Kotahi advises motorists that essential work is scheduled to take place on State Highway 1 (SH1) at Hampton Downs on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 October, between 8pm and 5am.
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.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises a detour will be in place at the intersection of State Highway 3 and State Highway 30 in Te Kūiti on Thursday 6 October and Friday 7 October and either Monday 10 October or Tuesday 11 October.
State Highway 35 has re-opened this afternoon after a series of slips closed the road between Opotiki and Cape Runaway (Whangaparoa Bay) Saturday morning.
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.
State Highway 35 remains CLOSED between Opotiki and Cape Runaway (Whangaparoa Bay) tonight. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors are working tirelessly to clear around 25 slips affecting this stretch of road.