Motorists on State Highway 1 should be prepared for upcoming night closures to the southbound Glenside/Churton Park on and off-ramps over the coming weeks.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that overnight closures for essential maintenance tasks including road resurfacing on the Northern Motorway (SH1) between Oteha Valley Road and Silverdale have been extended.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 20 August 2021 Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Tie-in works for the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway will see an overnight detour and heavy vehicle restrictions next week, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 3 will be closed to traffic in both directions at the Awakino Tunnel Bypass site for two 20 minute periods on Friday morning (13 August).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 3 in Te Awamutu will be closed overnight between Racecourse Road and Benson Road this Thursday 12 August, from 9pm to 5am, to allow for a pedestrian footbridge to be installed over the Mangapiko Stream.
Motorists are being encouraged to delay their travel where possible as state highways throughout the Central North Island remain closed this morning due to snow and ice.
UPDATE: SH1 Waiouru to Rangipo (Desert Road) is closed again due to snow and ice. Waka Kotahi will continue to provide updates on Facebook, Twitter and the Journey Planner.
The Porters Pass/Arthur’s Pass SH73 route linking Canterbury and the West Coast and the Lewis Pass route, SH7, linking Canterbury to Nelson and the West Coast have reopened.
Recent rockfalls at a site south of Kaikōura will require a lane drop this week for crews to remove rock and resume the safety remediation work underway there.
The Porters Pass/Arthur’s Pass SH73 route linking Canterbury and the West Coast and the Lewis Pass route, SH7, will be reviewed at lunchtime today, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises there will be multiple worksites on state highways across East Waikato and Coromandel next week as part of routine maintenance.
South Island drivers should check the MetService web pages if travelling late in the day on alpine passes and across the top of the South Island this weekend, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.