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The deck replacement project on State Highway 2 Pekatahi Bridge is complete and the road is open today, however a detour will remain in place around the Waimana Gorge site until early next week.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa will be closed north of Aropaoanui Road, on Sunday 18 June between 0830 and approximately 1030 am.
People using State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range during the next two weeks are being warned that there will be considerable delays and they should allow extra time for their journeys.
People who use the road between Wanaka and Tarras, State Highway 8A, may experience some disruptions from next week. Strengthening work on the Luggate (Red) Bridge from Tuesday, 20 June, will require a day’s full closure to enable the scaffolding to go in place, followed by work at night to minimise disruption to road users.
Drivers on State Highway 1 south of Oamaru will need to build in extra time this weekend as specialist KiwiRail crews replace the rail slab and road approaches at the Maheno rail level crossing.
The NZ Transport Agency and its Mt Messenger Alliance partners have developed revised options for the Mt Messenger bypass section of the Awakino Gorge to Mt Messenger state highway improvement programme.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that the Manawatū Gorge will remain closed for at least three more weeks while safety works and geotechnical assessments are completed.
A regular weekly schedule of open and closed days for State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura will take effect from next week as work crews from the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) team move into a new phase of work on the rebuild of the road and rail corridor.
Fieldays gets underway this week from early Wednesday morning through to the end of Saturday and we are urging people to plan their journeys before they leave.
The NZ Transport Agency says drivers need to be extra vigilant in the South Island, with the wintry blast expected to continue to affect roads and driving conditions in many areas over the next two days.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that the State Highway 16 (SH16) Great North Road, East Bound onramp will be closed tonight, Tuesday, 13 June, for urgent repairs to a damaged guardrail.
Lower speeds will remain in place on the Picton to Christchurch alternate route until State Highway 1 (SH1) north of Kaikoura reopens, after which speed limits will be reviewed again.
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Bike to the Future Awards. The awards, organised by Cycling Action Network (CAN) and the NZ Transport Agency, celebrate the people and projects working tirelessly and innovatively to create a more cycle-friendly New Zealand so that more Kiwis can choose to get about by bike.
