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Makarora River Bridge, Haast Highway - full night closures Sunday, 1 March to Friday, 6 March

26 February 2020 4:01 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Aspiring Highways team is now almost three weeks into the strengthening and maintenance programme on the Makarora River Bridge, SH6. This work runs through to the end of April.

Milford Sound Piopiotahi Road update on convoys, locations and times, SH94

25 February 2020 10:35 am | NZ Transport Agency

Convoys of buses for visitors/tourists and essential services vehicles** into and out of Milford Sound Piopiotahi are continuing this week, with a small change in frequency and timing from Thursday.

Reconnecting the visitor lifeline to Milford Sound Piopiotahi

21 February 2020 5:01 pm | NZ Transport Agency

The first convoys including visitor buses into Milford Sound Piopiotahi since the torrential rain of just over a fortnight ago have gone smoothly today in misty conditions, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Milford Road Alliance Manager Kevin Thompson.

New bridge between Waiau and Kaikōura now open to traffic

20 February 2020 11:32 am | NZ Transport Agency

A new bridge north of Waiau in North Canterbury is now open to traffic after four months construction.

Milford Sound Piopiotahi SH94 open to tourist buses Friday, 21 February

19 February 2020 5:52 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency looks forward to reconnecting Milford Sound Piopiotahi for tourist bus travellers alongside essential service vehicles from this Friday.

Ex-cyclone Gita clean-up works in Kaikōura wrapping up

19 February 2020 2:29 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Resilience work on Kaikōura’s coastline affected by ex-cyclone Gita is close to wrapping up, two years on from the extreme weather event.

Milford Sound Piopiotahi highway, SH94, more essential services convoys from Tuesday 18 February

17 February 2020 11:27 am | NZ Transport Agency

The first convoy of essential services vehicles and material in and out of Milford Sound Piopiotahi, since torrential rain closed the highway two weeks ago, went well on Saturday.

Milford Road, Fiordland, convoy Saturday 15 February given weather forecast for Sunday; Westland also likely to catch wet weather

14 February 2020 2:38 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Highway crews on the South Island’s West Coast and in Fiordland are ready for surface flooding from the early hours of Sunday morning through to Monday, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Journey Manager Tresca Forrester.

Clarification SH94 closed Milford Sound Piopiotahi – only emergency vehicles, highway closed to everyone else

12 February 2020 3:13 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Access to Milford Sound Piopiotahi (State Highway 94) is currently closed and only available to emergency service vehicles.

Blue Pools Makarora, SH6, Otago side of Haast Pass, carpark work completed – opening Thursday

12 February 2020 2:09 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

The Blue Pools new carpark and toilet block, on State Highway 6 near Makarora, the Otago side of the Haast Pass, will be opened for use from this Thursday, 13 February.

Milford Road, SH94 update on access to Milford Sound Piopiotahi

12 February 2020 10:18 am | NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency confirms that a four-wheel drive route into Milford Sound Piopiotahi is now available for emergency services. Additionally, essential services convoys* for Milford Sound Piopiotahi businesses are planned to start this weekend.

Busy months ahead on Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes highways – expect to see road works in many different places

11 February 2020 2:57 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

A number of maintenance and construction projects are scheduled to get underway on state highways in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago district council areas from this week, says Mark Stewart, Maintenance Contract Manager, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

Milford Road, SH94, update on progress and the way ahead

10 February 2020 6:49 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Good progress building a four-wheel drive, single lane route into Milford Sound Piopiotahi has been made in the past few days of sunshine, says Graeme Hall, System Manager, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

Kaikōura workers village to be sold

10 February 2020 2:34 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has re-started the sale-by-tender process for the temporary accommodation village used by crew working on the Kaikōura earthquake recovery.

Southland and Otago roads exceptionally busy today/into the week - Field Days, Queen, motorcyclists, flood clean up, roading teams

9 February 2020 10:57 am | NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says people on Southland and Otago roads and across the South Island need to be ready for a slower than usual journey today and into the week. A number of events are bringing people in and out of the two southern regions at the same time, on top of last week’s floods.