QLDC Winter Road Report - 24 September 2023
Ata mārie good morning everybody,
Sunday is off to a cloudy start with some isolated showers forecast, the good news is this is set to clear in the afternoon with fine breaks increasing. ⛅
Crews have done a stellar job working on the flooding issues created by heavy rains on Thursday with the majority of roads across the region now open. However, there may be some roading issues that continue to require further works. Please drive with care and observe any warning signs left in place.
Here's a summary of conditions to be aware of today:
- Crown Range Road & Cardrona Valley: Crown Range Road surface is damp with road temperatures at the summit at 2.3 degrees. Cardrona Valley Road is dry.
- Wānaka area: Warm dry roads. Mount Aspiring Road open. SH6 Makarora remains closed.
- Queenstown and Whakatipu Basin: All roads and streets in the centre of Queenstown have reopened. Glenorchy-Queenstown Road from 1 Mile roundabout to Sunshine Bay is open with the speed restriction in place of 50k's per hr. Dry roads with temperatures at 5-7 degrees.
- Glenorchy: Dry roads with positive temperatures. Greenstone Station Road and Paradise Road are open.
- Out of district: SH6 Cromwell to Wānaka still has some surface flooding which is under temporary signage.
It’s time to say haere rā goodbye from me, Hitch will be taking you through next week’s road reports. I'll leave you with more of a warming winter joke.
What do you call a snowman that plays piano in the sun?
M-Elton John. 🎵
If you spot any roading issues out there, do give us a call on 03 441 0499.
Stay cosy and have a great Sunday,
Tessa 😉
QUEENSTOWN – WĀNAKA ROUTE (THE CROWN RANGE)
Skifield access to Cardrona & Snow Farm
CROWN RANGE ROAD - Open. Drive with care.
CARDRONA–WĀNAKA - Open. Drive with care.
CARDRONA SKIFIELD ROAD - Cardrona online report
SNOWFARM ACCESS ROAD - https://snowfarm.nz/
WHAKATIPU MAIN ROUTES
KAWARAU GORGE (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
GIBBSTON – FRANKTON (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
KINGSTON–FRANKTON (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
REMARKABLES SKIFIELD ACCESS ROAD - Remarkables online report
FRANKTON ROAD (SH6A) - Open. Drive with care.
GLENORCHY–QUEENSTOWN - Open. Drive with care.
FERNHILL–QUEENSTOWN - Open. Drive with care.
KELVIN HEIGHTS–FRANKTON - Open. Drive with care.
ARROWTOWN–QUEENSTOWN BACK ROUTE
Coronet Peak Skifield access
MALAGHANS ROAD - Open. Drive with care.
ARTHURS POINT – QUEENSTOWN - Open. Drive with care.
CORONET PEAK ROAD - Coronet Peak online report
WĀNAKA MAIN ROUTES
WĀNAKA - CROMWELL (SH 6 & 84) - Open. Drive with care.
MOUNT ASPIRING ROAD - Open. Drive with care.
TREBLE CONE SKIFIELD ACCESS ROAD - Treble Cone online report
WĀNAKA – MAKARORA (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
OTHER TOURIST ROUTES
MAKARORA – HAAST (SH 6) - Closed. Check NZTA website for opening time.
CROMWELL – ALEXANDRA (SH 8) - Open. Drive with care
ALEXANDRA – RAES JUNCTION (SH 8) - Open. Drive with care
ALEXANDRA – RANFURLY (SH 85) - Open. Drive with care
LINDIS PASS (SH 8) Between Tarras and Omarama - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care
MILFORD ROAD (SH94) - NZTA online traffic info
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DISCLAIMER: Road conditions during winter can change at any time. Our advice is to always carry chains, slow down and drive to the conditions. We will always do our best to give you the most up-to-date conditions for key commuter roads, but we can't drive every road in the district before 7.00am. Remember, if it's snowing, this slows us down too and these reports should never replace common sense. For updates, go to:
www.nzta.govt.nz (or call 0800 44 44 49) for the state highways
www.qldc.govt.nz for all other Queenstown Lakes District roads
