Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency road crews have been busy today clearing culverts and repairing road surfaces in preparation for reopening SH63 east of St Arnaud in Marlborough early this evening.
Nelson’s Rocks Road (SH6) will be closed at 6.30 pm tonight (Wednesday, 18 December) for at least two hours for a large oak tree to be removed above the highway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency this morning closed SH63, the St Arnaud highway in Marlborough, after continuous rainfall raised the Wairau River’s levels, overtopping onto the highway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has confirmed that it is aiming to fully reopen State Highway 6 south of Hokitika to Makarora in Otago in time for Christmas.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has awarded the replacement Ahaura Bridge contract, on the State Highway 7 entrance to Greymouth, to HEB Construction Ltd.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is holding two community pop-up events before Christmas to hear what people think about current speed limits on State Highway 6 between Hope and Wakefield.
SH1 at the Rangitata Bridge will open late this afternoon. The exact time will be confirmed at 3 pm today, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency System Manager Pete Connors.
The Rangitata River Bridge, SH1, is remaining closed today and likely overnight, as Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency teams work closely with Environment Canterbury river engineers to mend breaches in stopbanks ahead of more rain forecast for later this week.
Mid Canterbury’s Rakaia River Bridge, SH1, the longest road bridge in New Zealand at 1.7km long, is about to get some repairs. The repairs are needed because people drive into the sides from time to time.
Canterbury’s Upper Rangitata inland road, Route 72, linking Timaru and Ashburton reopened around midday today. It quickly filled with waiting traffic, with significant delays around the single lane Upper Orari Bridge and rural gridlock for several kilometres.