Under the current Alert Level Two restrictions, most construction and roading projects are able to operate. All operations will adhere strictly to the required safety protocols to protect staff and the public.
All event-related road closures remain suspended until further notice.
Under the current Alert Level Two restrictions, most construction and roading projects are able to operate. All operations will adhere strictly to the required safety protocols to protect staff and the public.
| Road name | Location | Activity | Expected start date | Estimated completion date |
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Golden Bay |
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| Pohara | Abel Tasman Drive (near Pohara Valley Road) | Wastewater Treatment Plant replacement | In progress | July 2020 |
| Waitui Road and Totaranui Road | Metalling | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Upper Takaka area | Grading | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Collingwood Bainham | Culvert install pavement reinstatement | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Collingwood Puponga | Culvert install pavement reinstatement | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
Richmond |
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| Bateup Road | Three Brothers Corner to Wensley Road roundabout | Asphalting | Early May | End of May |
| Lower Queen Street | Temporary footpath work | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Otia Drive, Williams Street, Hillplough Heights | Footpath repairs | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
Motueka/Tasman area |
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| North-West Motueka | Poole Street | Water pipe installation | In progress | August 2020 |
| Mapua & Ruby Bay | Currently at Stafford Drive | Water pipe installation | In progress | February 2021 |
| Mapua | 73 Mapua Drive down to SH6 | Shared pathway installation | May 2020 | July 2020 |
| Graham Valley North Branch | Drainage work | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Peach Island Road | Maintenance Metalling | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Baldwin Road, Dee Road, Foley Road, Mamaku Road and Williams Road | Grading | In progress | 22 May 2020 | |
Moutere/Waimea |
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| Brightwater | Ellis Street | Road upgrade & undergrounding power | In progress | October 2020 |
| Gardner Valley Road/Moutere Highway | Intersection | Intersection upgrade | In progress | June 2020 |
| Moutere Highway | Mission Bridge (near Davey Rd) | Bridge replacement | Mid-May 2020 | Late-July 2020 |
Tapawera/Dovedale |
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| Dovedale Road | Grading | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
St Arnaud |
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| Various roads | Vertical mowing | In progress | 22 May 2020 | |
Murchison |
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| Ned's Creek | Hampden Street & Recreation Centre area | Flood mitigation work | In progress | July 2020 |
| Township and local roads | Spraying | In progress | 30 May 2020 | |
Wakefield |
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| Eighty Eight Valley Road, Hunt Terrace, Genia Drive, O'Shea Way, Fitsimmons Way, Pitfure Road, Edward Street, Treeton Place, Matariki Place, Whiting Drive, Lord Auckland Road, Mayer Crescent, Angus Place, Bird Lane, Main Road, Spring Grove and Whitby Road | UFB Construction | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
| Pigeon Valley Road, Sharp Road | Grading | In progress | 29 May 2020 | |
For further information on the locations and type of works taking place, visit the NZTA website.
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.
Mission Bridge Rebuild
| Applicant | Downer NZ |
| Event | Mission Bridge Rebuild |
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Mission Bridge (near Davey Road), Moutere Highway Detour will divert users onto either Gardner Valley Road or Harley Road to the Coastal Highway. Please refer to the Mission Bridge project website page for the Detour Map |
| Date and Time | Monday 11 May 2020 to Friday 17 July 2020 |
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.
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
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