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The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to take extra care and check the latest conditions with severe weather now hitting several parts of the South Island.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan ahead and take extra care to stay safe on the roads with wild weather forecast for several parts of the country later this week.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists to plan ahead and expect delays this weekend, with major road works to be carried out on the Russley Road/ Memorial Ave temporary roundabout, as work on the $112 million Russley Road Upgrade continues.
Major road works will be carried out on the Russley Road/ Memorial Ave temporary roundabout this month, as work on the $112 million Russley Road Upgrade continues.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that State Highway 73 from Springfield to Arthurs Pass is now open to one lane under stop/go control, between Bealey & Cass, due to a fire in the area
State Highway 69 north of Inangahua Junction is down to one lane tonight with Stop/Go traffic control due to a serious two vehicle crash about 6 km north of the Junction, in the Upper Buller Gorge, after 6.30 pm.
The NZ Transport Agency will close the inland route into Kaikoura overnight tonight from 8 pm after heavy rain today. Geotechnical advisors will check the route before a planned reopening at 7 am tomorrow, Thursday, 5 January.
The NZ Transport Agency has reopened State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura this morning, just before 9 am. The highway south of the town is currently normally open daylight hours, 6am to 8 pm, so long as weather conditions, rockfalls or earthquakes do not create temporary closures.
The NZ Transport Agency closed State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura earlier than was planned this evening Sunday, 1 January, after rocks fell north of Rosy Morn, between Peketa and Goose Bay. The highway closed around 5 pm instead of 8 pm.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people travelling on the alternative Picton to Christchurch route that speed limits have been lowered in some areas along state highways 7, 65, 6 and 63 in order to keep everyone using the road safe.
The NZ Transport Agency last week heard directly from the Clutha District’s Beaumont residents around the future alignment of a new bridge across the Clutha River in their town.
The NZ Transport Agency has some urgent rock removal safety work to do at the cliffs on the way into Hanmer Springs this week. Drivers need to be prepared for hour-long delays.
Minister of Transport Simon Bridges has announced the reopening of the Kaikoura inland road (route 70) for unrestricted use from 8 am, Monday, 19 December.