Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 2 September 2022. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The Environment Court has today issued an interim decision on approving a range of resource consent applications for RiverLink, delivering a high level of confidence in the project.
Waka Kotahi contractors have fanned out across Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman to assess damage, clear debris and undertake repairs to begin re-establishing vital state highway links in the region following last week’s torrential rain.
UPDATE 9.05am Thursday 25 August: This work will now start from 10am this morning (Thursday 25 August), not this evening, as was communicated in yesterday’s traffic…
Work on a project to stabilise State Highway 35 at Kopuaroa Hill, approximately 10km north of Te Puia Springs, will get underway from Monday (29 August 2022).
The severity of damage to State Highway 6 between Nelson and Blenheim and State Highway 63 through the Wairau Valley means these highways will not reopen before next week.
Waka Kotahi is advising drivers to plan ahead for an all day closure of SH43 tomorrow (Wednesday 24 August 2022) while crews remove a stranded logging truck and trailer unit at Aukopae.