MetService is forecasting a cold front bringing snow to road level from the Milford Road and Southland over Otago into South Canterbury and the southern lakes area this weekend, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
The Homer Tunnel, the entrance to Milford Sound Piopiotahi, has been getting safety improvements over the past two years. The next and final piece of work is the replacement of the old avalanche shelter on SH94 at the mouth of the tunnel on the Te Anau/ eastern .
South and Mid-Canterbury road users will start to notice more road crews and busy work sites from early October as the highway maintenance programme kicks off for another summer season. Pre-reseal repairs are underway at present, one highway area .
A fast-moving southerly front is making its way up the South Island/Te Wai Pounamu this afternoon and overnight, dropping snow and creating windy and dangerous conditions for motorcyclists and high-sided vehicle drivers, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. .
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is closing the SH1 Ashburton River/ Hakatere Bridge tonight (Sunday) at 7 pm through to around 6 am Monday 24 July. “The closure is precautionary given the build-up of flood debris around the bridge piers,” says .