Current road closures
Murchison - Matiri-Westbank Road
Matiri-Westbank Road is now open. Not suitable for oversize vehicles. Care to be taken especially in wet weather, the area may still be prone to slips (updated 31/01/2020)
Matiri-Westbank Road is now open. Not suitable for oversize vehicles. Care to be taken especially in wet weather, the area may still be prone to slips (updated 31/01/2020)
Please note many of these activities are weather dependent.
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Golden Bay |
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| Pohara - Abel Tasman Drive | Cnr. Abel Tasman Drive & Pohara Valley Road | Wastewater pump station upgrade | In progress | May 2020 |
| Collingwood, Bainham | Grading | In progress | 21 February | |
| Canaan Road | Metaling | In progress | 21 February | |
| Collingwood area | Local roads | Spraying - weather permitting | In progress | 21 February |
Richmond |
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| Bateup Road | Ashphal levelling and re-sealing | In progress | April 2020 | |
| McShane Road | Road upgrade | 17 February | 27 March | |
| Hope Hall carpark | Rip and remake | In progress | 21 February | |
Motueka/Tasman area |
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Ellis Street, Brightwater |
Ellis Street/Lord Rutherford Intersection down to SH6 | Construction of shared path, power under-grounding, landscaping. | In progress | Late 2020 |
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Ellis Street, Lord Rutherford Road, Waimea West Road, Newman Avenue, Naumai Place, Sixpenny Lane, Three Penny Place, Malthouse Crescent, Wanderers Avenue, Stagg Place, Mary Newton Place, Hollybush Drive, Arrow Street, Edward Street, Whitby Road, Windlesham Place, Clifford Place, Edward Street, Pitfure Road and Treeton Place |
UFB construction work | In progress | 21 February | |
| Mapua/Ruby Bay - Stafford Drive | Between Mapua School and Pinehill Road | Water and wasterwater upgrades | In progress | November 2020 |
| North-west Motueka | Current works in: Poole Street, Jocelyn Street, Wilkie Street | Water Pipeline installations | In progress | July 2020 |
| Eves Valley | Eves Valley Landfill | Ford clearing | In progress | 21 February |
| George Harvey Road | Hi Shoulder | In progress | 21 February | |
Moutere/Waimea |
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| Gardener Valley Road | Intersection of Gardener Valley Rd & Moutere Highway | Construction of new intersection | In progress | May 2020 |
| Moutere Highway | Moutere Highway | Mission Bridge Rebuild | 24 March 2020 | 5 June 2020 |
Tapawera |
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St Arnaud |
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| Stock Road | Digouts | In progress | 21 February | |
Murchison |
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| Local roads | Urban and rural roads | Spraying | In progress |
21 February |
Wakefield |
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| Wai-iti Valley Road | Dig out pavement repairs and Hi Shoulder | In progress | 21 February | |
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.
Muddy Buddy Event - Aporo Road, Tasman
| Applicant | Downer NZ / Tasman School |
| Event | Muddy Buddy Event |
| Location |
Aporo Road between Dickers Road and Baldwin Road (Vehicles will be detoured via Goddard Road) |
| Date and Time |
Sunday 15th March 2020 10am - 2pm |
Queen Street Quest Event - Queen St andCroucher St, Richmond
| Applicant | Richmond Unlimited |
| Event | Queen Street Quest Event |
| Location |
Queen Street (Between McIndoe Place & Night & Day), plus Croucher street for the length of Sundial Square |
| Date and Time |
Saturday 18th April 2020 6am - 2pm |
ANZAC DAY - Commercial St, Takaka
| Applicant | The Golden Bay RSA |
| Event | ANZAC Day |
| Location |
Commercial St, Takaka (SH6), between Junction St [adjacent to GB Pharmacy] and Pioneer Park |
| Date and Time |
Saturday 25th April 2020 8:30am - 10:30am |
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.
Drag Racing - Queen Victoria Street. Motueka
| Applicant | Nelson Drag Racing Association |
| Event | Motueka Drag Racing series |
| Location |
Queen Victoria Street - from Green Lane to King Edward Street (including Marchwood Park Road) Controlled access will be given to the Marchwood Park Road and Caravan Waste Dumpstation during races due to safety reasons. Marshals will direct Campervans to College St entrance. |
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K2M Multisport Event - Aranui Road, Mapua
| Applicant | John McIntrye Promotions Ltd |
| Event | K2M Multisport Event |
| Location | Aranui Road - From the Tahi Street/Aranui Road intersection to the Mapua Wharf entrance |
| Date and time | Saturday 2 May 2020, 5.00am to 7.00pm |
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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