State Highway 6 Pelorus Bridge repairs next week

Urgent repairs are planned for the Pelorus Bridge on State Highway 6 on Tuesday, 17 December.

The work is needed to repair an area of decking to ensure the bridge is resilient for all traffic over the holiday season before a permanent fix is completed next year.

The damage was confirmed following a structural inspection earlier this week. It poses no imminent risk to the public, but the repairs are being done proactively given the bridge is a critical infrastructure link.

All traffic on State Highway 6 will be held at each end of the Pelorus Bridge for up to 30 minutes on Tuesday 17 December between 6 am and 3 pm while the repairs are completed. Because it is a single-lane bridge, it cannot be kept open while the work is underway.

Contractors will be on harnesses working under the bridge, while other crew repair the bridge deck. The team will work hard to reopen the bridge as quickly as possible. However, drivers travelling between Blenheim and Nelson should plan for travel delays.

With other roadworks on State Highway 6 between Nelson and Blenheim, NZTA/Waka Kotahi recommends drivers allow an extra 45-minutes travel time next Tuesday (17 December).

NZTA/Waka Kotahi thanks road users for their patience and understanding while these essential repairs are completed.

ROAD CLOSURES:

SH99 Riverton Christmas Parade:

• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, Christmas Eve 24^th December, road closure between 6pm and 9pm

SH1 East Road resurfacing

• SH1 East Road between Mill Road North and Ascot roundabout, 6^th and 7^th January, road closure between 7am and 6pm

Traffic will be detoured via Mill Road North, Findlay Road, Racecourse Road – open to light and heavy vehicles.

 SH1 Tay St & SH6 Dee St resurfacing

Upcoming closure from 12^th January (night-time only) for asphalt resurfacing

Highways South work with temporary traffic lights or stop/go and temporary speed limits next week and the week of 6^th January:

• SH1 Clyde St near Nith St for watercutting
• SH1 Bluff highway near Avon Road for watercutting
• SH1 Bluff highway near Motu Rimu Road for watercutting
• SH1 Bluff highway near Elles Road roundabout for watercutting
• SH1 Bluff highway near Greenpoint for watercutting
• SH1 Bluff highway near Awarua for watercutting
• SH1 East Road Invercargill, road closure for surfacing (as above)
• SH6 Great North Road Winton near Dejoux Road for watercutting
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway near Wilson’s Crossing Road for watercutting
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway near Breeze Road for watercutting
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway near Pomona Road for watercutting
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway near Wilson’s Crossing Road for pavement repair
• SH6 Lumsden, stop/go for resurfacing
• SH6 Lumsden-Dipton highway north of Caroline for watercutting
• SH6 near the Jollies hill for pavement renewal
• SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden highway north of Lumsden for watercutting
• SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden highway north of Lumsden for pavement repair
• SH93 Old Coach Road at Waikana Road for resurfacing
• SH94 Waimea highway between Otamita and Croydon Bush for resurfacing
• SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers Road near Acton Downs Road for pavement repair
• SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers Road near Diack Road for pavement repair
• SH94 Waimea highway near Mandeville for pavement repair
• SH94 Waimea highway between Hatfield and Otamita Roads for resurfacing
• SH99 High St Riverton for watercutting
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway near Te Tua Road for watercutting
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway near McInerney Road for watercutting
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway south of Tuatapere for watercutting
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway at Te Waewae for watercutting
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway near Block Road for watercutting
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway near McInerney Road for watercutting

Third party work and events with traffic management in place next week and the week of 6^th January:

• SH1 Tay St, turning restrictions for watermain renewal
• SH1 Clyde St/Tweed St Invercargill, lane drop and roundabout access restrictions for watermain renewal
• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway at the Dacre Morton Mains intersection, stop/go for resurfacing
• SH94 Waimea highway, stop/go for culvert replacement
• SH94 Mossburn, stop/stop for tree felling
• SH95 Manapouri-Te Anau highway at Manapouri, stop/go for trenching
• SH99 Wallacetown Lorneville highway, stop/go for crane operations
• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, road closure for parade (as above)

Upcoming work/events

• From January 12^th – March Night-time (6pm – 6am) road closures of SH1 Tay St and SH6 Dee St for inner city Invercargill asphalt renewal
• January – SH94 between Riversdale and Mandeville, resurfacing
• February – SH96 Glencoe, pavement renewal
• February – SH1 Bluff highway, pavement renewal