Snow has been falling steadily on State Highway 73, Porters Pass, between Springfield and Arthurs Pass in Canterbury this afternoon. Between 10 and 15 cm was forecast.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking motorists to take extra care on the alpine passes this weekend, in particularly Arthurs Pass, with snow forecast from early on Saturday.
Final repairs on the Bealey Bridge in the Upper Waimakariri Valley, State Highway 73 between the West Coast and Canterbury, will involve a full night closure from 8 pm Saturday, 28 May through to 6am, Sunday 29 May.
The NZ Transport Agency has awarded Downer NZ Ltd a new seven-year Network Outcomes Contract (NOC) to manage the Coastal Otago State Highway network. Downer has held the preceding hybrid State Highway maintenance contracts for the last 15 years, together with their professional services supplier, MWH.
People who drive in and out of Christchurch via the Northern Motorway between Pineacres and Lineside Road should build in extra time tomorrow and Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm.
High winds and rain continue to affect roads across the South Island, said NZ Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright, with fallen trees closing the Haast Pass highway overnight (SH6).
The NZ Transport Agency has closed the state highway between Springfield and Arthur’s Pass National Park due to extremely high winds in the area this afternoon.
A serious crash near Glenhope, in Tasman District, south of Nelson, before 5 pm this afternoon, has closed State Highway 6 as police conduct a scene investigation and the vehicle is recovered.
Queenstown’s first set of traffic signals, at the intersection of Ballarat and Stanley Streets, on the state highway, will be operational in the next few days.
