Planning is well underway to enable a mid-year start to safety improvements on the Mornington Road to Mosgiel section of the Dunedin Southern Motorway.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 14 April 2017. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The rain has abated in Kaikoura today and the inland road via Waiau and Mt Lyford is open again. Road crews, geotechnical and scaling teams have worked long hours in the past few days and the Transport Agency thanks the community for patience in difficult circumstances.
The NZ Transport Agency says some roads will be open to one lane but many closures will remain in place overnight in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.
Motorists are advised to avoid using SH30 near the Te Ngae/Tarawera Rd roundabout in Rotorua, or allow extra time for their journeys while major resurfacing work is carried out this weekend.
New 80km/h speed limits have been rolled out on state highways immediately surrounding the Waterview Connection as part of a wide-ranging programme to support the opening of the twin motorway tunnels.
All drivers are warned that conditions across the country mean they need to take care and build in extra time today. NZ Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright says:
The NZ Transport Agency is urging people to take extra care on the roads and to check for the latest conditions before travelling with flooding, slips and wash outs affecting state highways across the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel.
All drivers are warned that conditions across the country mean they need to take care and build in extra time today. NZ Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright says:
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 15 will be closed between State Highway 1 and State Highway 14 later this morning to allow for a truck and trailer to be recovered after an incident yesterday.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging people to take extra care on the roads and to check for the latest conditions before travelling with more than a dozen full or partial closures in place on state highways as a result of flooding and slips.