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State Highway 6, Ross To Haast, To Remain Closed Overnight
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 7:53 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Heavy rain on the West Coast of the South Island will see State Highway stay closed tonight. The route was closed between Ross and Haast shortly after three pm today. It also means travellers in Queenstown and Wanaka cannot drive through to the West ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Traffic Bulletin: UPDATE 1.30 PM: South Island Drivers – Weather Warning Update
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 2:19 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Latest details: SH6 WHATAROA TO FRANZ JOSEF SH6 is closed between Whataroa and Franz Josef due to flooding and fallen trees. Please avoid this area or delay your journey. Updated weather warnings mean updated road warnings as bad weather sets in on the ... More >>
UPDATE 1 PM: South Island Drivers – Weather Warning Update
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 2:18 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Latest details: SH6 HOKITIKA TO HAAST, WEST COAST - FLOODING Due to surface flooding, please drive with care while travelling in this area. SH6 FRANZ JOSEF/WAIAU, WEST COAST - FALLEN TREE The road is blocked due to a fallen tree near Lake Mapourika ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Traffic Bulletin: South Island Drivers – Weather Warning Update
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 2:13 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Updated weather warnings mean updated road warnings as bad weather sets in on the South Island today. The Metservice has issued heavy rain warnings for Tasman, Buller, and the West Coast. A heavy rain watch is in place for the Marlborough Sounds and ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Traffic Bulletin: South Island Drivers - Get Ready For Wet And Windy Weather
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 8:12 pm | NZ Transport Agency
With bad weather set to hit the South Island, drivers across the motu need to be prepared and take care on the roads. The Metservice has issued weather warnings for Tasman, Buller, and the West Coast. Weather watches have been issued for the Marlborough ... More >>
SH1 Brynderwyns to open for northbound traffic this morning
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 1:42 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi will open SH1 at the Brynderwyn Hills for northbound vehicles only from 8am today. Crews have been onsite at the SH1 Brynderwyn Hills site just north of the SH12 intersection clearing and re-assessing the steep slip on the hill that has ... More >>
Major Milestone For New Beaumont Bridge
Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency
It’s ‘full beam ahead’ on the new two-lane Beaumont Bridge on SH8 in the Clutha District on SH8, with the placement earlier this week of the last of 36 steel beams for the project by Waka Kotahi contractors. The new 193 metre modern two-lane structure ... More >>
SH1 Brynderwyns To Open This Afternoon For Northbound Traffic
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6:07 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Crews have been onsite at the SH1 Brynderwyn Hills just north of the SH12 intersection today, clearing steep slips and falling trees. Now that this clearing work has been completed, we are able to open the road for northbound vehicles from 4pm to 8pm to ... More >>
SH1 Brynderwyns To Open This Afternoon For Northbound Traffic
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 5:56 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Crews have been onsite at the SH1 Brynderwyn Hills just north of the SH12 intersection today, clearing steep slips and falling trees. Now that this clearing work has been completed, we are able to open the road for northbound vehicles from 4pm to 8pm to ... More >>
Northern Gateway Toll Lifted To Provide Alternative Free Detour On SH1
Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:36 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The toll on the Northern Gateway will be paused from 5pm Monday 30 January until 10pm Sunday 5 February (or until the state of emergency in Auckland is lifted). It will provide motorists who need to travel, a reliable alterative to SH16 which is ... More >>
North Island State Highway Network Update
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:58 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors have been working to re-open access across the motu today, although wet weather is set to continue and a number of state highways remain closed. Detour routes are in place for those that need to travel ... More >>
North Island Road Closures: What You Need To Know
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 2:17 pm | NZ Transport Agency
While our crews have been working tirelessly to clear flooding and debris from roads across the motu, a number of slips overnight have forced additional road closures. State Highway closures as of 9am: Northland Region: SH 1 Brynderwyn to Waipu: Despite ... More >>
Progress Clearing State Highway 1 Today – But Additional Closures In Region
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 7:33 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Despite the unprecedented weather, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors have made faster-than-expected progress in clearing significant slips on State Highway 1 (SH1) today. “Our contractors have made significant progress clearing SH1 over ... More >>
Multiple State Highway Closures Due To Extremely Heavy Rainfall
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 2:26 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors are working hard to restore access to state highways affected by the extraordinary weather experienced in the upper North Island in the last 24 hours. “Auckland has received an unprecedented amount of ... More >>
Auckland/Northland/Coromandel State Highways Update
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 11:35 am | NZ Transport Agency
Bad weather continues to affect the status of state highways across the upper North Island. Contractors are working hard to restore access, but a number of key routes remain closed this morning. Because of the extreme and dangerous weather conditions, ... More >>
Flooding And Slips On Auckland And Northland State Highways – Motorists Urged To Avoid Non-essential Travel
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 5:47 am | NZ Transport Agency
Heavy rain is continuing to affect the state highway network in Auckland and Northland and people are advised to take extra care on the roads and avoid travel where possible. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following road closures: SH1 Brynderwyn ... More >>
Omoto, SH7, Highway Closure Pre Waitangi Weekend, Friday, 3 February
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency
People who drive between Greymouth and Stillwater on SH7 will have to take the Taylorville side of the Grey River on Friday, 3 February for four hours. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will close the highway between 10 am and 2 pm (after the school bus ... More >>
Thunderstorms Roll Up Central/eastern South Island Friday Afternoon As Temperatures Hit High 20s
Friday, 6 January 2023, 7:06 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Thunderstorms are moving their way up Te Wai Pounamu/the South Island this afternoon after a day of hot temperatures. All road users and other people in exposed spots are advised to take extra care in these circumstances, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport ... More >>
Upcoming Maintenance Works To SH1 Hillcrest Bridge
Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 7:58 pm | NZ Transport Agency
As part of essential summer maintenance, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will carry out work on the Hillcrest Bridge on State Highway 1 (SH1) Northern Gateway Toll Road over six weeks from Monday 9 January to Thursday 23 February. Lane restrictions will ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Refutes False Claims About Pūhoi To Warkworth Motorway
Saturday, 24 December 2022, 2:29 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is refuting claims that the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway north of Auckland is ready to open to traffic, and says suggestions that Waka Kotahi is ‘holding up’ the road opening are entirely false. “Waka Kotahi ... More >>
