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.
The NZ Transport Agency is keeping State Highway 7 closed at Omoto, between Greymouth and Stillwater, for the rest of today and overnight. The highway was closed around 7 pm last night (Wednesday) after significant movement from an historic slip which activated mid-August after a period of extensive rainfall. It has remained closed all day.
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A major investment in walking and cycling improvements for the Wakatipu Basin has been endorsed, with $14 million in funding approved to commence the first stage of the programme.
