| View online |
|
 |
Marlborough state highway planned roadworksSaturday 15 November to Friday 21 November |
|
 |
14 November 2025 |
|
 |
||
|
Road rebuilding work continues on SH63 Wairau Valley, East of the township. Kia ora and welcomeWelcome to this week's issue of the Marlborough state highway planned roadworks update. This weekly newsletter will keep you informed about what’s happening across the region’s state highways so you can plan ahead. If you are travelling, remember to check Journey Planner for the latest updates on road conditions. Please feel free to share this newsletter with whānau and friends, anyone can sign up to stay informed. The information outlined below is current as at 10:15am on 14/11/2025. |
|
|
SH1 Picton to ChristchurchSH1 Taylor River Bridge Due to watermain upgrade works stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h temporary speed limit is in place on SH1 at the Taylor River Bridge until Thursday 11 December (Sunday to Thursday nights) between 7:30pm and 5:30am. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes. Read the Marlborough District Council media release for more information. SH1 Seddon Drainage work at various sites is being carried out between 6:30am and 6pm on weekdays until Friday 28 November. Stop/go traffic management is in place. Expect delays of up to 5 minutes during work hours. SH1 Ward Drainage work at various sites is being carried out between 6:30am and 6pm on weekdays until Friday 28 November. Stop/go traffic management is in place. Expect delays of up to 5 minutes during work hours. SH1 north of Cheviot at Downs Road, Spotswood A road rebuild at this site continues until Wednesday 17 December, between 6am and 6pm on weekdays. Downs Road will be closed during this time. Alternate access is via Sinclair or Phoebe Roads. Expect stop/go traffic management and a 30 km/h temporary speed limit during work hours. |
|
|
Upcoming night closures on SH1 Weld Pass Night works are planned for Weld Pass from Sunday 23 November to Friday 5 December. Work will be carried out between 7pm and 5am. There will be one opening at midnight to let queued traffic through the work area. The northbound lane will travel first, followed by the southbound lane. Weld Pass must be closed to all traffic while the work is completed. It's a narrow road with limited space - resurfacing work and laying asphalt uses large machinery and it simply isn’t possible to allow traffic through the work site while work is underway Roadworkers will lay just under 3,500 m2 of asphalt to strengthen the road surface of Weld Pass. This will include milling/removing the old surface, before adding new layers. They will make the most of the closure by carrying out other maintenance work including culvert works, clearing drainage and attending to signage and vegetation. This work's similar to servicing your car or repainting your house - regular maintenance prevents bigger problems down the track. |
|
 |
|
SH6 Blenheim to NelsonSH6 Canvastown Pre-seal works will be underway from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 November, 6.30am to 6pm. Stop/go traffic management will be in place. Expect delays of up to 5 minutes. SH6 Okaramio Pre-seal works will be underway from Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 November, between 6.30am to 6pm. Stop/go traffic management will be in place. Expect delays of up to 5 minutes. SH6 Whangamoa Saddle night closures 9-28 November Night closures continue on SH6 Whangamoa Saddle, between Rai Valley and Hira on Sunday to Thursday nights from 8pm to 5:30am for resurfacing and maintenance work. We'll reopen the road once a night to let traffic through. If you want to travel overnight you’ll need to be at the closure points - the weighbridge in Hira, and on the Rai Valley straight at Rai Engineering & Mechanical, by 12:30am. Please plan carefully to ensure you meet this schedule. If you want to travel between Blenheim and Nelson while the closure is in place you can detour via State Highway 63 and St Arnaud. This will add an extra 45 minutes to travel times. Work is scheduled to be completed by 5:30am on Friday 28 November. Read our traffic bulletin for more information. Outside of the closure times, resilience work is continuing between Rai Valley and Hira. Stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h reduced speed limit is in place 24/7. There are five sites to complete as part of this project, but only one site is being worked on at a time to minimise disruption. Plan ahead for delays of up to 10 minutes when travelling between Nelson and Blenheim while this work is underway. Read our traffic bulletin about the resilience works for more information. |
|
 |
||
|
SH63 Renwick to Kawatiri JunctionSH63 West of Waihopai Bridge Road rebuilding and recovery work will take place on weekdays from Monday 17 November to Friday 19 December between 7am and 6pm. Stop/go traffic management and a 30 km/h temporary speed limit will be in place. Expect delays of around 10 minutes. Outside work hours, a 30 km/h temporary speed limit will apply. SH63 Wairau Valley East Work to rebuild a 1.3 kilometre section of State Highway 63, on the Renwick side of the Wairau Valley township continues until Friday 12 December. Stop/go traffic management is in place between 7am and 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays. A 30 km/h temporary speed limit remains in place 24/7. Plan ahead for delays of up to 10 minutes at this site during work hours. |
|
|
More information |
|
|
Please be aware that there may be other less disruptive state highway works not listed in this newsletter. All work is subject to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. In the event of unsuitable conditions, work will be rescheduled to the next suitable workday. For more information on the Marlborough state highway maintenance programme, contact us at Marlboroughmaintenance@nzta.govt.nz Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/sh-maintenance-programme/marlborough For information on Nelson/Tasman, or Canterbury state highway maintenance, where you can sign up for newsletters that cover other regions. |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
