NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) crews have been busy this morning, getting stuck trucks off Burkes Pass between Fairlie and Tekapo, clearing snow and gritting highways from daybreak over Southland, Otago and Canterbury.
Drivers who travel south of Hinds in Mid-Canterbury and north of Rangitata township, may face up to 15-minute delays at the Rangitata River Bridge on SH1 from Monday, 16 September for the next two weeks.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) crews this week began clearing material on the Rock Shelter roof in the Otira Gorge, SH73, using a remote-controlled excavator.
People who travel on the Luggate-Cromwell section of SH6 will have five weeks or more road reconstruction from this week* into mid-October, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Update 7:45pm: The crash has been cleared and State Highway 60 is now open to all traffic. NZTA/Waka Kotahi thanks drivers for their patience and cooperation while emergency services and contractors attended today’s incident.
With heavy rain followed by snow forecast for Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Districts overnight Thursday, Canterbury and West Coast travellers also need to be prepared for the rain and snow on Friday, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Delays for High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV) over 50MAX, over-dimension and over-weight permitted freight vehicles at a South Canterbury serious injury crash site will start to ease in an hour or so – from around 1 pm.
High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV) over 50MAX, over-dimension and over-weight permitted freight vehicles will be queued in South Canterbury this morning, while a serious injury crash has created a road closure on SH1.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will begin clearing the SH73 Rock Shelter roof from Monday, 9 September, involving a change in the hours the road will be open.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises people who travel on SH1 south of Christchurch after 7pm at night to be ready for up to 30 minute delays Monday and Wednesday nights.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will begin clearing the SH73 Rock Shelter roof from Monday, 9 September, involving a change in the hours the road will be open.
