Update: Pre-works at Bells/St Leonards roundabout this Thursday night

Update 27 November 2024:

Contactors will be onsite at the Bells/St Leonards Road roundabout tomorrow night (Thursday, 28 November) from 7:30 pm until midnight to complete important pre-works before the upcoming road closure this weekend.

This means that access to Bells Road and St Leonards Road from State Highway 6 will be closed. Road users must access Bells Road via New Renwick Road, and St Leonards Road via Old Renwick Road.

Resident access will be maintained, and emergency services will be accommodated during the closure.

State Highway 6 will remain open under stop/go. Drivers should expect delays of up to five minutes while this work is underway.

NZTA/Waka Kotahi apologises for the late notice regarding this work and appreciates the public’s understanding as we complete this project.

25 November 2024:

The end of construction is in sight for new roundabouts being built on State Highway 6 near Marlborough Airport.

The project is delivering improvements to the highway between Woodbourne and Springlands, with work ongoing since the beginning of this year.

It has seen the construction of two new roundabouts. One at the intersection of SH6, Saint Leonards Road, and Bells Road - and a second at the intersection of Tancred Crescent and State Highway 6. Both roundabouts will improve access onto and across State Highway 6

The project is about to enter its final stages, with sealing work planned  to begin at the end of this week and finish in early December.

Both roundabouts will be surfaced with an ultra-fine seal that is best for skid resistance and improving driver safety.

The Bells / St Leonard Roads roundabout will be done first, from 29 November to 1 December during the day and night. A road closure between Jacksons Road and Westwood Avenue will be in place.

Contractors aim to complete sealing works on the State Highway 6 / Tancred Crescent from 3 to 4 December at night to avoid interfering with travellers getting into and out of the airport.

The work at the Bells/St Leonards roundabout is timed for a weekend to minimise the impact on drivers and residents.  Measures will be in place to ensure residents retain access to properties around the St Leonards/Bells Road roundabout. Access will also be maintained through the work areas for emergency services.

Local road detours will be available, and drivers must use the recommended routes. They are the best and safest options.

The detours will mean extra travel time. Drivers must factor this into their journeys.

Residents close to the work site will experience noise, lights, and vibration while the work is underway. NZTA/Waka Kotahi apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.

Works schedule and detour routes

SH6 - Bells and St Leonards Roads Roundabout – day and night road closure:

• 10 pm Friday, 29 November to midnight Sunday, 1 December
• SH6 CLOSED between Jacksons Road and Westwood Avenue.
• Detour via Old Renwick Road and Murphys Road. If travelling from Blenheim, detour via Murphys Road, Old Renwick Road, Jacksons Road onto the existing SH6 one-way closure.
• Access into the Airport and NZ Defence Force base via Jacksons Road.
• All heavy vehicles need to use Hutcheson Street (not Murphys Road).
• People travelling between Nelson and Blenheim are recommended to use SH62 and SH1 and avoid SH6 and Woodbourne.

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SH6 - Tancred Crescent roundabout (outside the Airport) – night works:

• Weekday night works planned for early December (currently scheduled for Tuesday 3 and 4 December, with the following week Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 December contingency)
• Please note dates may change if there is bad weather.
• Tancred Crescent (entry into the airport and base) will be CLOSED.
• The current set up on SH6 will be in place, which is a one direction lane closure between Jacksons Road and Caldwell Road West. (Eastbound direction is closed.)
• Work will take place between 9.00pm and 4.30am, to avoid flight times.
• Emergency services including the fire and emergency based at the airport and emergency flights will always be catered for.
• People travelling from Nelson/Renwick into Blenheim will need to take a detour. The detour will be via Old Renwick Road and Jacksons Road for light vehicles.
• Heavy vehicles will need to take the same route to Anglesea Street, then left onto Boyce Street and onto SH6. Right onto Rapaura Road/SH62, right on Jacksons Road and back onto SH6.

Current detour on SH6/Tancred Crescent Roundabout (please note entrance to the airport both the temporary road out of the airport and Tancred Cres will be CLOSED during the night works while sealing work is underway.)

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More information

SH6 Middle Renwick Road / Tancred Crescent roundabout