South Island Road Report
Nightworks planned for State Highway 6 Hope Bypass investigations
Richmond residents and drivers are encouraged to be ready for nightworks relating to the Hope Bypass project.
Starting this Sunday (19 July), contractors will be doing stormwater and sewer investigations for the project. This will affect State Highway 6, Gladstone Road, McGlashen Avenue, Lower Queen Street, and Stratford Street.
The work will be underway Sunday to Thursday nights, between 8 pm and 5:45 am, from this Sunday, 19 July, until Thursday, 6 August.
Work crews will be surveying stormwater and sewer infrastructure as part of detailed design work for the Hope Bypass project. Locating and identifying this infrastructure is critical.
Works are planned at night when traffic volumes are lower. This will minimise disruption and no significant traffic delays are expected.
No road closures are planned, but there will be turning restrictions, lane closures, and diversions at various sites as the work progresses (see location maps below). Drivers can also expect 30 km/h temporary speed limits at survey sites.
Works schedule
Sunday, 19 July to Thursday, 6 August. Sunday to Thursday nights, 8 pm – 5:45 am
Turning limitations, lane closures, diversions, and a temporary 30 km/h temporary speed limit at various sites on State Highway 6, Gladstone Road, McGlashen Avenue, Lower Queen Street, and Stratford Street.
Gladstone Road, McGlashen Ave and SH6 (Richmond Deviation)
Lane closures – turning in and out of McGlashen Avenue limited at times
Diversions from and to McGlashen Avenue via McIndoe Street and Queen Street heading west, and Salisbury Road (via Talbot) heading east
Gladstone Road, Lower Queen Street, Stratford Street
Survey vehicle working in road lanes
Roads reduced to one lane and operating under temporary lights with road shoulder closures
No right turn onto Lower Queen Street from SH6 (Richmond Deviation) for a short time.
Diversion route via Gladstone Road, Three Brothers Corner SH60 and McShanes Road
No right turn out of Lower Queen Street onto Gladstone Road for a short time.
Diversion route via SH6 (Richmond Deviation, SH6 (Whakatū Drive), Salisbury Road roundabout and then west back to Gladstone Road.
Main Road Stoke roundabout, SH6 (Whakatū Drive), Salisbury Road roundabout
Survey vehicle working in road lanes
Reduced to one lane with road shoulder closures. All turns are retained
UPDATE: Strengthening work on State Highway 6 O’Sullivan’s Bridge paused until 30 July
UPDATE 24 July:
Work to strengthen O’Sullivan’s Bridge on State Highway 6 in Tasman is paused while contractors wait to receive material required for strengthening works on the bridge.
This is expected to arrive by the end of this month, following which work on the project will resume.
In the meantime, all temporary traffic management has been removed from the site, and traffic can move freely through the project area.
From Thursday, 30 July, stop/go temporary traffic management will resume on weekdays between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm until Friday, 14 August.
A 30 km/h temporary speed limit will be in place, and road users should expect delays of up to 10 minutes.
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