Over the past 2 weekends on State Highway 1 (SH1) near Cambridge, helicopters truly had the power, pulling transmission wires across SH1 as part of work on the National Grid. This meant the road had to be closed to keep everyone safe. It was a strange sight, seeing a normally very busy SH1 without any traffic.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 4 October 2024. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Rockfall remediation work at the Rock Shelter between Otira and Arthur’s Pass, SH73, continues for another three weeks, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Up to nine weeks of night closures will begin next month to carry out urgent repairs to a challenging underslip on the Featherston side of the Remutaka Hill.
The third stage of the huge maintenance project to improve State Highway 1 (SH1) in central and southern Waikato gets underway on Sunday night. From 7pm Sunday 29 September 2024, SH1 will be closed at nights between Piarere and just north of Tīrau (SH1/SH27 intersection).
A raft of recovery work is coming up along State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa over the coming month, as crews continue repairing the cyclone-damaged road.
The truck recovery operation on SH6 between Inangahua Junction and the entrance to Westport is now completed with the highway reopened just before 6 pm.
SH1 south of Christchurch particularly from Rolleston to the Rangitata River bridge will be slower than normal this evening, with urgent night work at the Ashburton/ Hakatere River bridge tonight.