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, 15 May 2020. Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Work is back underway on most state highway projects around the country as construction crews adjust to new health and safety protocols, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it is inevitable that completion dates for many projects will be affected by the unprecedented impact of Covid-19.
A new permanent road to connect Raetihi and Whanganui is a step closer, following a decision on the option to replace the section of State Highway 4 damaged in the October 2019 slip.
Work priorities and traffic management have been rearranged on Christchurch’s Southern Motorway Stage 2 project, as around 250 construction crew resume their jobs under Covid-19 Level Three health and safety protocols.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has completed improvements to State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki to enable High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV) weighing over 44 tonnes to travel the route for the first time, previously under permit only.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises overnight work to replace barriers, carry out streetlight maintenance and remove old line markings will get underway on State Highway 2 between Maunganui Road/Girven Road intersection and Te Maunga roundabout from tonight.
Although COVID-19 has affected how Waka Kotahi does things – across the delivery team, project management, design, property, planning etc, with people continuing to work in small bubbles to meet the new level 3 guidelines, it has not noticeably affected the progress of this bridge project in Otago.
Heavy rain overnight has closed SH6 east of Westport this morning, between Inangahua and Westport, with slips at each end of the Lower Buller Gorge, at Uranium Point and at Inangahua.
Night works on SH60, Takaka Hill, between Riwaka and Takaka, will be starting again from this Sunday evening, 3 May, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has taken steps to encourage the removal of more impounded vehicles from the side of State Highways in a move that will make New Zealand’s roads safer and improve the national vehicle fleet in the process.
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, 8 May 2020. Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says state highway works in Tairāwhiti have started to resume this week under strict health and safety requirements in line with COVID-19 Alert Level 3.
With a significant increase in travel following this week’s move to Covid-19 Alert Level 3, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and NZ Police are urging Kiwi drivers to stay safe on the roads.