The New Zealand Transport Agency’s summer resealing and safety improvement programme which kicked off in January will wind up next month.
Work got underway yesterday resealing a 2km section of State Highway 1 (Evans Street) through Timaru, from Jellicoe Street to Waimataitai Street. This work is expected to take until the end of the week to complete and will result in some minor delays for traffic with speed restrictions through the works site
NZTA says this work completes it’s resealing programme in South Canterbury for this season.
Further north, work also began yesterday widening the sealed shoulders of the passing lanes, 6km north of Ashburton. This work is expected to take five weeks to complete, with the passing lanes closed for the majority of this time. This is part of a larger safety project along 10km of the State Highway 1 north of Ashburton.
Just south of the Rakaia township, work continues on the repair and resealing of 2.5kms of SH1. Motorists should expect delays. This work is scheduled for completion next month.
Work is also underway on the strengthening of the rail overbridge at Rakaia, where motorists can expect minor delays through to the end of next month. The overbridge is being strengthened to enable Higher Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMVs) to travel the route.
The agency says there will be delays of up to 15 minutes on both the Rakaia Bridge on Sunday night and the Rangitata Bridge on Monday night to enable some general maintenance work to be carried out.
