State Highway 1 will reopen south of Kaikoura tomorrow morning at 7 am (Thursday, 16 March) after being closed since the weekend between Peketa/ the Kahutara River and Goose Bay due to fresh slips triggered by rainfall.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising road users that the Manawatū Gorge Road, State Highway 3 will be closed from 10.30am Friday 17 March for approximately three hours to allow slip debris to be cleared.
The NZ Transport Agency says there’ll be several changes to road layouts as work continues to improve safety and journeys to, from and around Auckland Airport.
NZ Transport Agency planners and engineers are meeting with the Ahaura community on Thursday this week (16 March) to go over options around the Ahaura River bridge replacement, on State Highway 7, north-east of Greymouth.
A crash between a truck and two cyclists early this morning has resulted in one death and closed State Highway 8, likely for a large part of the day, north of Twizel, between Twizel and Tekapo.
The NZ Transport Agency has completed an assessment of the Katikati town centre and has concluded that a bypass will be added to the State Highway 2 Waihi to Tauranga programme.
From Tuesday night, 14 March, rumble strip is being installed along the centreline of State Highway 6, between Kawatiri Junction and O’Sullivans Junction, part of the new alternate highway between Picton and Christchurch.
State Highway 1 has been closed all this weekend south of Kaikoura between Peketa/ the Kahutara River and Goose Bay due to fresh slips triggered by rainfall in several places. It is likely to be closed Monday, 13 March as well.
