The NZ Transport has extended the closure of SH6 from Woodstock Rimu Road near Hokitika in the north, to south of Fox Glacier, due to further slips on the Fox Hills between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, and extensive flooding across 5km of SH6 at Evans Straight north of the Whanganui River.
The NZ Transport Agency has closed SH6 between Harihari (near Robertson Rd just North of Harihari) and Franz Josef in South Westland. The closure is being manned by contractors at both points.
The NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail and the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery alliance (NCTIR) have been recognised on the global stage, with the Kaikōura earthquake recovery work winning the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award.
One of the first steps toward designing transport networks around the new Dunedin Hospital that will be safe, accessible and offer travel choices, is underway, with key local organisations providing their views as part of a two-day workshop this week.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to expect a delay of half an hour on Thursday this week due to scheduled rock blasting work at the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6. The bluff is midway between Cromwell and Queenstown.
A landmark eucalyptus tree on Marlborough’s State Highway 1, near Spring Creek, will be removed in November, for safety reasons, after it was found to be deteriorating at a fast rate.
