The State Highway summer maintenance programme will be in full swing in Tasman in October with new chipseal to be laid on the State Highway 60, Mariri Causeway (south of Motueka).
Ahead of the cruise ship season, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has more than a fortnight’s highway reconstruction work to do on SH88/Sir John Thorne Drive in Sawyers Bay.
People who travel on SH8 south of Alexandra, the Alexandra-Fruitlands Road in Central Otago, need to build in extra time from 23 September (this Monday) through to Christmas.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) crews have been busy this morning, getting stuck trucks off Burkes Pass between Fairlie and Tekapo, clearing snow and gritting highways from daybreak over Southland, Otago and Canterbury.
Drivers who travel south of Hinds in Mid-Canterbury and north of Rangitata township, may face up to 15-minute delays at the Rangitata River Bridge on SH1 from Monday, 16 September for the next two weeks.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) crews this week began clearing material on the Rock Shelter roof in the Otira Gorge, SH73, using a remote-controlled excavator.
People who travel on the Luggate-Cromwell section of SH6 will have five weeks or more road reconstruction from this week* into mid-October, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Update 7:45pm: The crash has been cleared and State Highway 60 is now open to all traffic. NZTA/Waka Kotahi thanks drivers for their patience and cooperation while emergency services and contractors attended today’s incident.
With heavy rain followed by snow forecast for Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Districts overnight Thursday, Canterbury and West Coast travellers also need to be prepared for the rain and snow on Friday, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
