1 minute read
Marlborough rural roadworks step up
WILLIAM WOODWORTH
Advertisement
Roadworks in several places along Queen Charlotte Drive are now underway from Monday 14 August, causing disruptions for motorists especially on the Havelock end.
Three sites between the Cullen Point lookout and Belvue Bay Road will be under stop/go traffic management so motorists should expect delays along the direct route from Picton to Havelock. Two work sites are about 500 metres and 900 metres beyond the Cullen Point lookout while heading out of Havelock – while the third is 100 metres past Pukenui Road when travelling towards Picton. Roading crews will also start work on a fourth site on Queen Charlotte Drive Monday, 21 August – approximately 120 metres past the Aussie Bay campsite when travelling towards Picton. Alongside the stop/go delays along the route while work is completed, motorists are advised to expect more construction-related trucks on Queen Charlotte Drive while works are underway.
The works are being carried out by the Marlborough Roads Recovery team as part of the repair programme following the storm events of 2021 and 2022. Further works are planned on Queen Charlotte Drive in coming months as recovery works ramp up. Further out in the Sounds, construction of a new slope stabili- sation wall has begun on Duncan Bay Road in the French Pass, approximately 2km from the start of the road. Residents and users of the road should be aware that there will be road closures throughout weekdays between 8.30 am to 12.00 pm and 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm.
Rural South Marlborough roadworks have been focused on clearing slips after heavy weather over the last few weeks, and more are scheduled for Kaka, Rudds and Waterfalls roads shortly and other projects on local roads in the Seddon/Ward area for the next few weeks.
Keep up to date with weekly Marlborough Roads Recovery newsletters on the Waka Kotahi website.
Road repairs: Roads across the region have repair work starting this week, with Queen Charlotte Drive’s Havelock end most impacted.
Supplied/Waka Kotahi.
