NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 19 April 2024.
Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Due to several repairs being made on the Pekatahi Bridge, a full road closure between Rewatu Rd and Taneatua Rd is now required from Mon 15 April to Thursday 18 April from 8.30am to 4.30pm - with no access over the bridge. Friday 19 April is a contingency day if required.
Drivers in Auckland will need to take extra care on the Auckland Harbour Bridge today (Thursday 11 April) with heavy wind gusts predicted between 11am and midnight.
Sustained heavy rain overnight in South Westland has seen further damage at Smithy’s Creek on SH6, between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging motorists to plan ahead and check the latest conditions before driving in Northland, with heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted from this evening until tomorrow morning.
Marlborough residents and regular users of State Highway 6 between Blenheim and Nelson must remember to add extra travel time to their journeys on Sunday, 21 April.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is reopening a section of SH6 in South Westland between the two glacier towns at 3 pm today. SH6 between Fox and Franz Josef Glacier towns has been closed all day due to a slip caused by the heavy overnight rain.