A fuel tanker crash north of Christchurch at Woodend, north of the Pineacres intersection, has closed the highway and detours are likely to be in place until early afternoon at least.
From early next month, Oamaru road users, businesses and residents are urged to plan for delays when SH1 between Ribble Street and Orana Park is rebuilt.
Kaikōura District Council and the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance have jointly won an Emergency Media and Public Affairs (EMPA) communications award for their roles supporting the ongoing recovery of the district following the November 2016 earthquake.
The NZ Transport Agency is flagging early three consecutive late night Lyttelton Tunnel closures - from Sunday, 26 August to Tuesday, 28 August inclusive, 11pm to 4am. The closures are needed to install a new $29 million fire protection system in the tunnel.
The awarding of the design contract marks an important step toward a new two-lane bridge across the Ahaura River on State Highway 7 between Greymouth and Springs Junction, says NZ Transport Agency Portfolio Manager Colin MacKay.
The NZ Transport Agency has awarded a $6.4 million construction contract to Downer NZ Ltd for a major safety upgrade of the SH6/Tucker Beach Road intersection near Frankton.
As part of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) project, the Waimakariri Bridge is being widened and strengthened so it can carry two extra traffic lanes and a new clip-on cycleway.
The NZ Transport Agency this week had a scheduled three day, daytime closure from Monday to Wednesday in order to stabilise a rock face north of Kaikōura at Ōhau Point.
The final stage of the current deck repairs to the single lane Luggate (Red) Bridge on SH8A between Wanaka and Tarras will resume next week - Tuesday, 14 August.
