We have speed restrictions in place in some high risk areas, and advisory boards reminding people to slow down and drive to the conditions. Any dark/damp section of road should be approached with extreme caution during periods of cold or icy weather.
There is a common misconception that gritting makes an icy road safe. This is not true. Driver behaviour is what can keep you safe.
Gritting only improves the skid resistance of an icy road by 15%. Grit itself can also be a hazard.
In New Zealand we do not use salt on roads for environmental reasons.
High risk areas to watch out for are south-facing shaded patches of road, and inland valleys. Our contractors are out early every morning gritting our roads from 4.00am, and of those that have high volumes we are also gritting throughout the day as well as every evening.
Below is a list of high risk roads that the grit trucks make regular runs on daily in winter, but there may be sites that are higher priority or freeze faster than others. There are other roads that will be gritted as needed and this can change due to weather conditions.
We also use information received via calls from our residents to prioritise areas of concern.
(Excludes Golden Bay and Murchison)
Motueka/Riwaka area
Motueka Valley Highway, including
Motueka River West Bank Road, including
Tapawera/Golden Downs area
Please note many of these activities are weather dependent.
Road name |
Location |
Activity |
Expected start date |
Estimated completion date |
Golden Bay |
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| Gibbs Road | Collingwood | Drainage work | 22 July | 30 August 2019 |
| Para Para Valley, McCallums Road | Rock work | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
| Dry Road area | Grading | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
Richmond |
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| Lower Queen Street | Corner Headingly Lane. |
Water pipe installation.
Asphalt work |
In progress
In progress |
19 July 2019
19 July 2019 |
| Bateup Road | State Highway to Wensley Road - One way traffic flow. Detours in place | Stormwater & water upgrades | In progress | August 2019 |
| Edward Street, Warwick Street, Marlborough Crescent | Richmond | Footpath maintenance | In progress | 19 July 2019 |
| Haycock Road, Lord Rutherford Road South | High shoulder etc | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
| Wakefield area | Levelling and edgebreaks | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
| wakefield Cycleway | Repair | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
Motueka/Tasman area |
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Martin Farm Road, Goodall Place, Rowling Road, Torlesse Drive, Dumont Place, Portland Place, Kotare Place, Ellis Street, Starveall Street, Rintoul Place, William Palmer Place, Longfields Road, Laura Lane, Hollis Place, Ben Nevis Place, Cederman Drive and Bayview Heights |
UFB contruction work | 19 July 2019 | ||
| Aranui Road | Mapua (beginning at the Wharf and working up to Stafford Drive) | Water and wasterwater upgrades | 17 June 2019 | 4 December 2019 |
| Poole Street | Asphalt work | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
| Kaiteriteri Carpark | Repair | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
Moutere/Waimea |
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Tapawera |
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| Tapawera-Baton Road | Culvert clearing | In progress | 19 July 2019 | |
Murchison |
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There are a number of other roadworks happening on the State Highway network across the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions.
For further information on the locations and type of works taking place, visit the NZTA website.
| Applicant | Trustpower Limited |
| Event | Installtion of rockfall fence |
| Location | Cobb Dam Road - From the Cobb Dam Bridge to the Powerhouse |
| Date and time | 12 - 16 September 2019. Road only to be closed Monday to Friday during the follwing times: 7.30am - 12.00pm and 1.00pm - 5.00pm. |
| Objections close | Friday 12 July 2019 |
| Applicant | Nelson Car Club |
| Event | Car Rally - Redwood Sprint |
| Location | Redwood Road - From the State Highway (SH60) to the Moutere Highway |
| Date and time | Sunday 6 October 2019 - 8.00am to 5.00pm |
| Objections close | Friday 12 July 2019 |
| Applicant | Nelson Car Club |
| Event | Car Rally - Pigeon Valley Sprint |
| Location | Pigeon Valley Road from Sharp Road intersection to 409 Dovedale Road (1km east of Dovedale Road/Brandy Creek Road intersection) |
| Date and time | Sunday 26 October 2019 - 8.00am to 5.00pm |
| Objections close | Friday 12 July 2019 |
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Applicant |
Golden Bay Community Arts Council |
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Event |
Golden Bay Light Festival |
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Location |
Commercial Street , Takaka. From number 19 to number 81 Commercial Street.
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Date and time |
Friday 28 June 2019 - From 5.00pm to 9.00pm |
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Alternate dates |
Saturday 29 or Sunday 30 June 2019 |
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Objections close |
Friday 31 May 2019 - Objections for this closure must be made to andrew.mcallister@wsp-opus.co.nz |
If you would like to object, just write to us. Please include the applicant name and the date of the event and your reasons for objecting.
Nelson Car Club Rally - Dovedale Sprint
Applicant |
Nelson Car Club |
Event |
Car Rally - Dovedale Sprint |
Location |
Dovedale Road - From thye Dove Creek Bridge to Pigeon Valley Road |
Date and time |
Sunday 16 June 2019 - 8.00am to 5.00pm |
Waimea Dam Road Construction - Lee Valley Road
| Applicant | Fulton Hogan Limited |
| Event | Waimea Dam Road Construction |
| Location | Lee Valley Road - From the Taylors quarry to the end of Lee Valley Road |
| Date and time |
From 8.00am to 6.00pm on the following dates:
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Road resurfacing work usually happens between October and March. Warmer air and ground temperatures allow the best results.
If you live on a street due to be resealed, our contractor Downer will deliver a notification letter to your address about a week before the work starts.
On the day of the work, parking will be restricted and there will be temporary limited access to properties for pedestrians and vehicles.
This will allow full access for the construction machinery and help the job to run smoothly so it can be completed quickly.
We aim to reduce the inconvenience to you as much as possible, but there will be trucks, rollers and workers on site so expect some noise, dust and other disruption.
You can help keep everyone safe by:
So that you don’t trek bitumen or sticky little stones from the recently resurfaced road, it’s best to avoid walking on any part of the road for several weeks at least. If you can’t avoid it, make sure you check your shoes or take them off before you go inside. You may also want to check them before you get into your car.
To ensure a tidy finished road surface, please avoid any vehicle movements that could damage the recently resurfaced road such as:
Road resurfacing is crucial to the long term maintenance and safety of our District’s roads. Each year about 75 kilometres of road is resurfaced – or 8 per cent of the District’s 975km of sealed roads. It’s a $2.1 million programme of work, of which the New Zealand Transport Agency funds half.
Most of the resurfacing done is chip seal (small stones over emulsified bitumen) because it is a cost effective way to keep water out of the underlying road structure and provides a highly skid-resistant surface. Some resurfacing is done with asphalt (smooth black surfacing), however, because of the cost, among other reasons, this cannot be used everywhere.
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