The NZ Transport Agency today reopened State Highway 7 at Omoto for single lane traffic at 7 am and intends to keep the highway open 24/7, barring future movement caused by wet weather, or other safety concerns.
The NZ Transport Agency has reduced State Highway 8, south-east of Lawrence, the gateway to Central Otago, to one lane this week as the highway shoulder is repaired.
The NZ Transport Agency’s Aspiring Highways team has started summer road works on Central Otago/ Queenstown Lakes District highways to ensure well maintained road surfaces and safe journeys for all road users.
Queenstown Lakes District road users will notice road resurfacing activities between Queenstown and Frankton starting this week and running through to mid-November.
The NZ Transport Agency is reviewing speed limits on State Highway 6 between Blenheim and Nelson in an effort to save lives and reduce the incidence of serious crashes along the high-risk road.
The NZ Transport Agency is aiming to reopen a single lane at Omoto, near Greymouth, to traffic early next week, dependent on slip movement over the next few days and the weather. SH7 was fully closed east of Greymouth mid last week after an historic landslide which reactivated in August, requiring traffic management.
The NZ Transport Agency is currently identifying highways where lower speed limits could help save lives and reduce serious crashes, and where communities want change.
The NZ Transport Agency is currently identifying highways where lower speed limits could help save lives and reduce serious crashes, and where communities are wanting change.
A high-risk stretch of state highway in North Canterbury has had a $3.5million safety boost, with new rumble strips, safety barriers, signage and bridge barrier upgrades now in place.
People who usually travel between Greymouth and Stillwater on SH7 will need to keep using the detour on the north side of the Grey River via Taylorville until further notice.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to expect a delay of half an hour late Wednesday morning, 9 October, due to the final rock blasting work for some time at the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6.