‘Know before you go’ to avoid travel delays and disruption is the message from the NZ Transport Agency, as the annual road maintenance season gets underway across Canterbury.
Motorists travelling north from Main North Road onto the Christchurch Northern Motorway are advised to expect changes to the road layout from later this week, as work on the Western Belfast Bypass continues.
A serious single truck crash has closed State Highway 1 in South Canterbury thismorning, between the Rangitata and Orari Rivers, north of Timaru, potentially until after lunch today.
Anyone heading to Christchurch International Airport tonight through to Monday at 6am needs to add an extra 20 minutes to their journey time calculations, says the NZ Transport Agency.
The NZ Transport Agency is opening State Highway 73 over the weekend with two lanes and speed restrictions past the Deception Point slip on the Lower Otira Gorge.
The reopening of State Highway 73 through the lower Otira Gorge and past the large Deception Point slip has gone well for the past three days, says NZ Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright. “Drivers have been patient, driving cautiously and glad to get the route reopened, albeit with delays.”
The NZ Transport Agency’s new traffic signals on State Highway 1 Ashburton, near the site of the new Progressive Enterprises Countdown Supermarket, will be turned on next week, the first week of February.
NZ Transport Agency crews made good progress over the weekend clearing the significant slip which last week blocked State Highway 73 on the Lower Otira Gorge. Around 9,000 cubic metres of material was removed on Sunday.
‘Know before you go’ to avoid travel delays and disruption is the message from the NZ Transport Agency, as the annual road maintenance season gets underway in South Canterbury.
The NZ Transport Agency says contractors have made good progress clearing the last remaining slip on SH73 at Otira, in an effort to re-open the highway to traffic as soon as possible.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that the Lewis Pass is now open to a single lane, re-establishing access from Picton to Christchurch via the alternate South Island state highway route.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to take extra care and check the latest conditions with severe weather now hitting several parts of the South Island.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan ahead and take extra care to stay safe on the roads with wild weather forecast for several parts of the country later this week.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists to plan ahead and expect delays this weekend, with major road works to be carried out on the Russley Road/ Memorial Ave temporary roundabout, as work on the $112 million Russley Road Upgrade continues.