NZ Transport Agency crews have started setting up temporary traffic management and scaffolding on the Rakaia Gorge (No 1*) Bridge, State Highway 77, in Mid Canterbury.
The NZ Transport Agency says what’s believed to be a partially complete waka about 10 metres long has been uncovered during excavation work on the Ara Tūhono Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway project.
The NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 11 past Lemon’s Hill will be closed to all traffic from Friday night until at least Tuesday morning because of forecast bad weather.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 4th May 2018. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency reminds road users that State Highway 1 through Kaikōura, between Picton and Christchurch, will re-open for night-time travel from Monday, 30 April. This is the first time the highway will be open 24/7 since the November 2016 earthquake.
The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed funding will be made available for the construction of a purpose-built shared path alongside the Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway (PP2Ō).
People who use the road between Cromwell and Queenstown, State Highway 6, may spot rock debris from abseil scaling at the Nevis Bluff from Monday, 30 April.
Flexible safety barriers to help prevent people dying or being seriously injured in a crash and rumble strips to give drivers a wake-up call if they stray across the line are amongst improvements people would like to see on State Highway 1 through Mid-Canterbury.
The NZ Transport Agency says all lanes are open again after a serious crash on Auckland’s Southern Motorway, but motorists can expect delays until traffic clears.