Drivers using State Highway 1 between ArowhenuaThe NZ Transport Agency’s Fulton Hogan team will replace existing running planks with new 50mm planks, fully upgrade steel angle connections and Seadown (between Temuka and Timaru) should build in a little extra time from this week, 17 November to 11 December and again early inreseal the New Year, after the holiday period.deck.
Traffic management
Road upgrade worksStop and go manual traffic management will reducebe needed for some of the State Highway 1 to one lane,work with traffic lights controlling flows for aboutsome delays when the bridge deck is being replaced. Short delays of up to five weeks leading into Christmas.minutes may occur in the first couple of weeks. Longer delays will not begin until later in November.
The NZ Transport Agency thanks all drivers for taking care around road crews and also around school buses and other activities in this area.
The road work activityElectronic message boards will be daytime based and will benefitadvertise delays for drivers overso people know what to expect and the holiday break.local dairy company and transport businesses will be kept informed.
To keep up-to-date on journey times and potential areas where there may be delays this summer, check the Transport Agency’s Summer Journeys pages and the traffic maps of road work sites .