With Waitangi Day ahead on Tuesday and many people taking Monday, 5 February also as a holiday, South Island drivers should be ready for busy highways on key routes, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
A section of SH75, the Akaroa highway to Hilltop, will be down to one lane between Little River and Summit Road with temporary traffic signals in place for the installation of new road safety barrier (guardrail) from next week – 7 February.
Drivers in the lower North and upper South Islands need to brace themselves for a burst of bad weather due to hit tomorrow afternoon and evening (Friday, 2 February).
Construction will begin next week on new safety barriers that will make the Ruby Bay Bypass on State Highway 60 in Tasman a much safer route for drivers.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising drivers to plan ahead for upcoming closures of a section of SH6 from the Cromwell side of the Kawarau River Bridge, for 1.2km towards Gibbston.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising drivers of upcoming road resurfacing work on SH6 in Paroa (Greymouth), which are likely to result in delays of up to 20 minutes for some trips.
Following network inspections this morning, and with the support of Westland Civil Defence, SH6 from Ross to Makarora re-opened shortly after 9am today (Saturday 20 January), NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging motorists to check the latest conditions before driving on the West Coast, with an overnight closure of SH6 between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier possible, in response to the latest Red Heavy Rain Warning from MetService.