Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
State Highway 1 south of Picton, the gateway to the South Island, is about to get a summer facelift.
Contractors will be hard at work on the highway between Koromiko and Picton for 3 weeks starting Monday 29 September.
Wayne Oldfield, System Manager Marlborough, says they will rebuild a 770-metre section of the highway near Linden’s Crossing.
“This will be our first major regional project of our summer maintenance season. Work crews will mill out the old road surface and replace both lanes with new asphalt.”
“We are expecting to lay around 6,000 square metres of asphalt. The end result will be a much-improved road surface on a route that carries over 6,000 vehicles every day,” Mr Oldfield says.
Because it is a road rebuild, Mr Oldfield says it will affect traffic.
“For a job of this size, it is unavoidable. However, we always do our best to minimise disruption as much as we can.”
“To ensure we complete this as quickly as possible, road crews will be working weekdays, both day and night, over three weeks,” Mr Oldfield says.
Stop/Go traffic management will be in place, and drivers can expect 10-minute delays while traveling through the work site.
Mr Oldfield says the road rebuild is essential work and will bring long-term benefits.
“Previously, we have been doing ongoing repairs to this section of State Highway 1, but the pavement has reached the end of its life.”
“Doing a long-term fix now means less maintenance and fewer disruptions for drivers in the future,” Mr Oldfield says.
Driver advice
Drivers can expect travel delays of around 10-minutes at the project site. They should factor this into their travel plans and allow extra time for their journeys. This is particularly important for those who have Picton ferry connections.
Please follow all traffic management, temporary speed limits, and instructions from road crews. They are there to keep everyone safe.
Works schedule
- Monday 29 September to Friday 17 October. Weekdays, 24 hours.
- No work on weekends – 5 & 6 October and 11 &12 October.
- Stop/Go traffic management and 30km/h temporary speed limit. Expect 10-minute delays.
- A 30 km/h temporary speed limit will be in place outside work hours.
- These works are weather-dependent, and schedules may change.
