Media releases

News within "South Island" in November 2015

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Weather update South Island/ Southern Region state highways 27 November 2015 10.45 am

27 November 2015 10:45 am | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region

NZ Transport Agency road crews have been working hard since first light to keep the state highways open and safe after a night of severe winds and heavy rain on the West Coast of the South Island. Crews are continuing to patrol state highways through the day

State Highway 6 near Lake Paringa, South Westland, 15-20 minute delays

26 November 2015 2:03 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region

Drivers on SH6 between Fox Glacier and Haast should expect delays of 15 to 20 minutes from today until mid-December.

Important Otago highway project opened on hot Dunedin day

25 November 2015 1:01 pm | NZ Transport Agency - Southern Region

Important Otago highway project opened on hot Dunedin day
Five years of safety and highway improvement work costing $45 million on Dunedin’s main State Highway south of the city was celebrated today (25 November) by Minister of Transport Hon Simon Bridges and parties involved in the project.

Good progress safety project Mingha Bluff to Rough Creek, SH73 West Coast to Canterbury via Otira – traffic lights starting this week

24 November 2015 3:18 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region

The next stage of the NZ Transport Agency’s Mingha Bluff to Rough Creek realignment project is about to begin, with drivers likely to have short delays over a one-lane stretch for several months.

Road works, State Highway 1, South Canterbury, between Arowhenua and Seadown – traffic lights and short delays

17 November 2015 2:45 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Drivers using State Highway 1 between Arowhenua and Seadown (between Temuka and Timaru) should build in a little extra time from this week, 17 November to 11 December and again early in the New Year, after the holiday period.

Activity at Nevis Bluff, SH6, near Queenstown from 23 November

17 November 2015 12:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region

People who use the road between Queenstown and Cromwell, State Highway 6, should expect short delays at the Nevis Bluff from 23 November.

HouHou Creek bridge deck replacement/ steel repairs

10 November 2015 2:34 pm

Major repairs on the HouHou bridge, north of Hokitika, will begin next week, 16 November and take until Monday, 21 December. Scaffolding may be erected by the end of this week (ie by 13 November) and preliminary work can start next week.

Rakaia Gorge Bridge delays from Monday, 16 November

9 November 2015 3:57 pm

The NZ Transport Agency will start work on Monday, 16 November, repairing running boards on the Rakaia Gorge Bridge, inspecting the bridge’s steel truss support from the bridge deck and installing new kerbs on the bridge.

Delays Taramakau Bridge - road surface repairs Tuesday, 10 November, 2015

9 November 2015 11:30 am | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region

Drivers who use the Taramakau Bridge between Kumara Junction and Greymouth should expect delays of up to 15 minutes on Tuesday, 10 November as the bridge deck is repaired.

Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, state highway closure Saturday 7 November

6 November 2015 2:36 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern

State Highway 8 at Pleasant Point, near Timaru, will be closed from Khan Street to Tengawai Road on Saturday, November 7 for the Pleasant Point Gymkhana/Get to the Point event.

Summer journeys – coming soon to a person like you

4 November 2015 2:15 pm | NZ Transport Agency : Southern region

This summer, the NZ Transport Agency is asking people travelling to work or on holiday to be smart and plan ahead to stay safe and avoid delays.

Royal visit to Otago: Dunedin City’s State Highways will be affected Thursday afternoon, 5 November

2 November 2015 1:40 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region

Road users who normally travel across Dunedin using State Highway 1, or who travel to or from the Port of Otago at Port Chalmers, should be ready for detours and delays Thursday afternoon. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are arriving at the Dunedin Railway Station in the afternoon.