The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (11 June 2023).
The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (4 June 2023).
With King’s Birthday Weekend ahead, people using the Arthur’s Pass route (SH73) linking the West Coast and Canterbury or the Lewis Pass route (SH7) linking Tasman/ Nelson and Canterbury should check the weather forecasts and the highways update before heading out.
Regular users of State Highway 65 between Springs Junction and State Highway 6, O’Sullivan’s Bridge, south of Murchison need to be planning for night closures later this month.
Update 2 June:
The slip repairs are complete, and the highway is now open to all traffic.
Work was finished ahead of schedule on Thursday evening and the…
The Luggate Red Bridge on SH8A reopens at 5pm tonight – in good time given delays caused by rain and additional deck boards requiring replacement, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
An incident response team working in remote terrain and dealing with all kinds of call-outs including avalanche control, has gone electric - showing positive contributions to climate resilience can be made everywhere.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s highway maintenance team is making some temporary but needed repairs on Timaru’s Evans Street this week, starting today. Some noisier milling work will go through till Thursday.
People who use SH73 between the West Coast and Canterbury will need to check the timing of their journeys or take the Lewis Pass (SH7) the weekend of 10 and 11 June.
Update 27 May, 5:45am:
State Highway 1 has reopened following last night’s fatal crash involving a car and a motorcycle south of Ward.
The road reopened just after…
The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (21 May 2023).
Contractors are on track to clear this slip and reopen the road by 7 pm tonight.
Slip debris has been removed, and concrete barriers and a bund have been put in place to protect the road and drivers.
The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (21 May 2023).
