Central North Island travellers are being urged to plan travel times and routes with snow likely to close Central North Island roads tonight and over the weekend.
No South Island highways are closed due to snow currently, however icy conditions are forecast to continue overnight and early tomorrow in many places.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 12 August 2016. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency is warning motorists that wintry weather forecast for Friday and over the weekend may affect travel over the Rimutaka Hill Road, State Highway 2.
Snow and ice conditions have eased up on most South Island state highways – notably Pine Hill to Waitati including the Leith Saddle north of Dunedin which has now reopened, says the NZ Transport Agency.
Drivers should be ready for snow and ice on many South Island state highways this morning advises the NZ Transport Agency. The wider Dunedin area from Palmerston to Gore, is very icy and road users need to take care. “No towing vehicle” restrictions are in place on several highways.
Drivers should be ready for snow and ice on many South Island State Highways this morning, says the NZ Transport Agency. The wider Dunedin area and Palmerston to Gore, is very icy and road users need to take care.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising road users they may experience short delays tomorrow (Friday) on State Highway 1 near Kekerengu on the Kaikoura Coast as vehicle recovery takes place following a three-truck crash on Thursday morning.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 1 near Kekerengu on the Kaikoura coast has reopened following a crash earlier this morning.
A heavy snow warning is in place for parts of Southland, Otago and South Canterbury with contracting teams busy on many local roads and state highways…
The NZ Transport Agency has today announced that it will enter into Preferred Bidder negotiations with the Northern Express Group for the Pūhoi to Warkworth project – the second Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a state highway project in New Zealand.
The NZ Transport Agency says a story published by the NZ Herald earlier today (1 August) about the East West Link project is incorrect. The NZ Herald has since corrected the story.
A slip near Boundary Creek, between Makarora and the Neck* of Lake Wanaka, was cleared just before 10 am today and traffic is again able to get through to the West Coast. Drivers should anticipate short delays with one-way traffic likely.
