SH 76 Brougham Street Upgrade

SH76 Brougham Street, between the Barrington Street off-ramp and Selwyn Street.

We’re getting ready for a major milestone in the Brougham Street upgrade – installing the new pedestrian and cycle bridge over SH76.To safely lift the 37‑metre‑long bridge span into place, we’ll need to temporarily close Brougham Street overnight. The work is being scheduled at night to reduce disruption on this busy route, which carries high traffic volumes during the day.

detour route for Full HPMV and any Overmass vehicles in the westbound direction is Selwyn St, Moorhouse Ave/Blenheim Rd, and Curletts Rd to return to SH76, and the reverse for eastbound.

State highway closures for Queenstown Lakes District

Road users in the Queenstown Lakes District are being advised of two sets of state highway closures coming up, one of which will require a substantial detour.

In Frankton, work on the Bus Hub as part of the Queenstown Package means that State Highway 6/Kawarau Road, between the BP Roundabout and Lucas Place roundabout, is due to be closed nightly 10pm to 6am to all vehicles except public buses, from Sunday 21 June to Wednesday 24 June, 2026. Detours will be available via Hawthorne Drive (see map below).

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and its alliance, Kā Huanui a Tāhuna, are preparing to move the current bus operations into the new half of the Bus Hub, which is being built slightly further south on SH6/Kawarau Road. This way buses can continue operating while the northern half of the Bus Hub is excavated and rebuilt, prior to integrating the two halves into one expanded and improved area.

SH6/Kawarau Road needs to be closed at night for line marking, to remove old traffic light poles, and to install and activate new traffic light poles along the road, ahead of bus operations beginning at the newly built Bus Hub. During the night closures, floodlights will be directed downwards to work areas, away from nearby residences as much as possible, and noise will be minimal.

In addition to these NZTA night closures at Frankton, Queenstown Lakes District Council is planning daytime closures from the same week of the Albert Town Bridge on State Highway 6, near Wānaka, for an important wastewater upgrade.

These closures are scheduled for 9am to 5.30pm daily, Tuesday 23 June through to Thursday 25 June, and again from Monday 3 August through to Friday 14 August (weekdays only), 2026. These closure dates may be subject to change because of weather and other factors.

During these daytime closures, vehicles will be detoured via State Highways 6 and 8A, Luggate Red Bridge, Kane Road, Gladstone Road, and Camphill Road (see detour map below). Oversized or freight loads will need to travel via the Dead Mans Point bridge in Cromwell, State Highway 8A near Tarras, and Kane Road.