Essential maintenance will see State Highway 6, Whakatu Drive, subject to night closures this month.
The highway will be closed between the Annesbrook Roundabout and Link Road/Raeward Roundabout for up to ten nights between 11 - 23 February.
A local road detour via Main Road Stoke will be available for all vehicles.
Contractors will conduct repairs on the road’s surface as well as the highway’s central median barriers. They will also do vegetation and weed control, street light repairs, and other general maintenance.
The maintenance work is part of the New Zealand Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi state highway summer maintenance programme. Regular maintenance on the state highway network is the most effective way of minimising the need for substantial and more expensive repairs.
The work has been timed to happen at night when fewer vehicles are on the road to minimise disruption as much as possible. A full closure also allows contractors to finish the work much faster and work in a safer environment with no live traffic lanes.
Because SH6 Whakatu Drive is an important link between Nelson and Tasman, road users must factor the work into their travel plans as the detours will mean slightly longer travel times.”
