Message for residents and businesses within the upcoming SH6 Hira to Rai Valley road closure
We acknowledge that the upcoming road closure on State Highway 6 is causing some stress and uncertainty for affected people, especially those residents and businesses within the closure zone (including Kokoroa Road).
Our contractors are currently contacting everyone within the closure zone, to establish their access needs. Our goal is to complete conversations with people within the closure zone before the end of next week, so that we understand their specific needs during the closure period. If anyone has not yet been contacted, please advise our team via this email - Tasman-Nelson-recovery@nzta.govt.nz
At the same time, we are working on a number of options to provide alternative ways for people to travel in and out of the closure zone, or have supplies delivered to them. We need to ensure that these options are available and suitable before confirming them with affected businesses and residents.
We expect that the options provided may still have some limitations, and we will work through these with the affected people.
We realise the closure is a substantial amount of time, but the SH6 route is currently vulnerable, and another serious weather event could seriously damage it and see it closed for months. We are prioritising getting these emergency repairs done as quickly as possible.
We are making every effort to get the route restored before the busy Christmas period.
Thank you for your patience. For further information visit www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/nelson-and-tasman-road-recovery/ or email Tasman-Nelson-recovery@nzta.govt.nz
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