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The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (16 April 2023).
With the last of the summer resealing coming to an end, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists to follow the relevant temporary speed limits to ensure safety of other road users, road workers and themselves.
People who are driving to Westport via the Buller Gorge, SH6, will need to factor in delays of up to half an hour over the next fortnight, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Today, Hon Michael Wood together with Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, MP Shanan Halbert and Ward Councillors John Watson and Wayne Walker, Waka Kotahi representatives and project team members celebrated the completion of the 6km kilometre shared path running adjacent to State Highway 1 and subsequently the completion of the approximately $1billion project.
As the clean up from Cyclone Gabrielle continues, roading crews will be installing relief culverts next week to take the load off the collapsed Mōrere culvert north of Nūhaka, on SH2.
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 21 April 2023.
An interim agreement between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail and three large contracting firms is an important step towards recovery of the transport network in the East Coast, signalling the commitment to getting it right.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that SH1 Brynderwyn Hills will close in both directions for approximately two weeks from 11:59pm this Sunday 16 April.
With wet weather forecast for the end of the Easter holiday weekend coinciding with higher traffic flows, drivers are being asked to be extra cautious on the roads.