People who travel between Golden Bay and Nelson, over the Takaka Hill, will have noticed several areas of improvements* on the road’s repairs this past summer.
The NZ Transport Agency advises everyone who drives on State Highway 7 in North Canterbury, west of the Hanmer Springs turnoff, that the highway will be closed this Saturday night from 10 pm to 6 am Sunday.
The NZ Transport Agency is putting in place temporary reduced speed limits of 70km/hour and have closed the left hand, northbound lane on the Timaru Pareora Highway, SH1, South Canterbury.
The NZ Transport Agency’s safety upgrade and new underpass at the Tucker Beach Road/ SH6 Queenstown intersection is now open to traffic, following an opening ceremony today.
South Westland’s recently reconstructed Bailey bridge across the Waiho/ Waiau River will be closed overnight from this Sunday for most of May for final construction work.
The NZ Transport Agency’s Aspiring Highways team is preparing to start work at the single lane Luggate Red Bridge, SH8A, from next week, 6 May, for six weeks.
We want everyone to arrive safely at their destination these Easter holidays, so plan ahead and take regular breaks – that is the message from the NZ Transport Agency and the Police.
New flexible road safety barriers that help stop head-on crashes and save lives will be installed on State Highway 74/QEII Drive between Innes Road and Burwood Road from this week.
Nelson’s vision for an accessible and vibrant CBD, a healthy environment and a world-class waterfront is another step closer with engineering consultancy AECOM now on-board to produce a detailed business case on the Nelson Future Access project, working in partnership with Stantec.
A rock the size of two basketballs which fell from a height south of Kaikōura’s Parititahi road tunnels landed on and damaged a southbound car late this afternoon. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was not seriously injured and did not seek medical treatment.
With delays caused largely by rain and rising river levels, South Westland’s Waiho Bailey bridge will not be reopened until this weekend, says the NZ Transport Agency.
The NZ Transport Agency says South Westland’s Waiho River Bailey bridge should be ready to open this Friday, 12 April. The exact time cannot be confirmed until later this week.