Winter maintenance and erosion protection work on SH6 between Rai Saddle and Hira
From the 15 May until 17 July, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be carrying out winter maintenance and erosion (or scour) protection work on State Highway 6 between Rai Saddle and Hira in Nelson.
Work will be done during the day from approximately 7am to 6pm with single lane stop/go and temporary speed limits.
Most nights the single lane closures will open back up and temporary speed limits will remain.
Any delays will be like the recent forestry work that has been happening in the same area. Allow approximately 10 minutes longer for your journey between the Rai Saddle and Hira. To minimise disruption, the forestry work is paused, while we carry out this maintenance.
To ensure the safety of our contractors and people passing through the work sites, we will have two stop/go traffic management areas and temporary speed limits in place.
We will be installing scour protection below the sites that were built up at the end of 2022. This protection will slow the natural erosion that occurs over time.
At the Christmas tree slip site (east of the Whangamoa summit), we will be drilling some drains.
We will also be doing some general maintenance, including pothole repairs, drain clearing, rock clearance, and guardrail repairs.
The winter maintenance is in addition to the storm and slip work completed at the end of 2022.
We thank you for your patience as this important work gets completed. You can get up to date information on SH6 and other state highways around NZ by visiting our Journey Planner - www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz
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