QLDC Winter Road Report - 23 September 2023
Morning greetings Queenstown Lakes,
I'm sure many of us are pleased to see a calming of the storms for Saturday. The regions forecast is for a mostly cloudy day with isolated showers, clearing to fine in the evening.
A big shout out to all those who have been working around the clock to support our communities and the crews who have helped keep the traffic moving - you are awesome 😍. Thanks to those who have lent a helping hand, checked in on a friend or neighbour and kept spirits up with a kind word. It makes a difference.
Let's get into this morning's conditions as we continue on the road to recovery.:
- Crown Range Road & Cardrona Valley: Roads are open. Grit and Plough Trucks are currently patrolling the Crown Range Road to clear the light dusting of snow has fallen. Low temperatures and damp roads mean there is a possibility of ice so drive with care.
- Wānaka area: Dry roads with cooler temperatures. Mount Aspiring Road closed at Glenfinnan Bluffs. SH6 Makarora remains closed.
- Queenstown and Whakatipu Basin: . Road closures remain for Isle Street and Brecon Street Intersection, Huff Street, Reavers Lane and Hamilton Road. Glenorchy-Queenstown Road remains closed between One Mile roundabout and Sunshine Bay with detour via Fernhill Road. Dry roads elsewhere and lower temperatures.
- Glenorchy: Dry roads with cooler temperatures. Greenstone Station Road and Paradise Road remain closed.
- Out of district: Some snow has fallen overnight in the Lindis Pass which has been cleared and the road has been gritted. Wet roads across the network, watch for surface flooding between Cromwell and Wānaka.
Drive safely and slowly and give yourself some extra travel time as the clean up continues. Some roads still may have minor surface flooding areas, washouts and minor slips affecting them.
Please continue to find up to date information throughout the day for weather affected roads on our QLDC website here along with live updates posted via our Facebook page.
Remember if you spot any issues or hazardous conditions on a road, please report it to QLDC by phoning 03 441 0499.
Something a little lighter to wrap up today's report.
What do you call a snowman without a carrot?
Nobody nose. ⛄
Be safe and keep being kind to one another, 🌄
Tessa
QUEENSTOWN – WĀNAKA ROUTE (THE CROWN RANGE)
Skifield access to Cardrona & Snow Farm
CROWN RANGE ROAD - Open. Winter conditions. 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
