Road users who travel on the stretch of State Highway 2 between Awakeri and Taneatua in the Bay of Plenty are advised that a detour via State Highway 30 and Whakatane will be in place from next week, while work is carried out on Pekatahi Bridge.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that contractors will soon start maintenance work at the site of the 2011 Manawatū Gorge slip. The maintenance work involves clearing debris that has accumulated over time on the terraced sections of the slip.
The NZ Transport Agency reopened State Highway 6 between Ross and Haast just before 10 am today with one lane in some places and Stop/Go manual traffic management.
A project to improve safety for road users on a stretch of rural State Highway 34 west of Te Teko to Kawerau will get underway at the end of this month.
‘Know before you go’ to avoid travel delays and disruption is the message from the NZ Transport Agency, as the annual road maintenance season gets underway across Canterbury.
Motorists travelling north from Main North Road onto the Christchurch Northern Motorway are advised to expect changes to the road layout from later this week, as work on the Western Belfast Bypass continues.
A serious single truck crash has closed State Highway 1 in South Canterbury thismorning, between the Rangitata and Orari Rivers, north of Timaru, potentially until after lunch today.
Anyone heading to Christchurch International Airport tonight through to Monday at 6am needs to add an extra 20 minutes to their journey time calculations, says the NZ Transport Agency.
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, 3 February 2017. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency is opening State Highway 73 over the weekend with two lanes and speed restrictions past the Deception Point slip on the Lower Otira Gorge.