Widespread flooding, fallen trees and slips have closed SH6 between Haast and Ross on the West Coast this morning. An earlier closure between Makarora in Otago and Haast township has since reopened, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
State highways in Invercargill’s central city area are about to get a significant re-surfacing this summer, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
People driving around Clutha and Southland districts this afternoon may strike heavy rain, warns MetService and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). A rain watch is in place until 7pm tonight.
With summer officially underway, highway reseals and re-surfacing are also progressing in greater Christchurch, Selwyn District and North Canterbury, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
The Nevis Bluff spring/summer rockfall scaling programme will shortly get underway, on SH6 between Cromwell and Queenstown, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Rock scaling/removal work at the Orman Falls, on South Westland’s Haast highway, SH6, could cause delays of up to an hour for road users from next week.
A significant slip in the Upper Buller Gorge has been cleared to a single lane and will reopen from 6pm tonight, Labour Day, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
The Upper Buller Gorge, SH6, part of the route between Westport and Nelson/Tasman/Canterbury, could remain closed today, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).