Road and Highway Conditions

Our contractors Ventia NZ are doing some essential maintenance work on Maramarahi Road in Thames (see location above) on Thursday 27 March, from 8.30am-3pm. The scope of work includes renewing a damaged culvert. It should be completed in a day, weather allowing.

To minimise any disruption and complete the works safely, the road will need to be CLOSED to motorists and pedestrians.

• We'll make provisions to ensure emergency services always have access across the site.
• There will be traffic management personnel stationed at the closure - please ensure you follow their instructions closely.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we get these works done.

Work Details

Location: 74 Maramarahi Road, Thames

Date: Thursday 27 March 2025

Road Closure Times: 8.30am to 3pm

Duration: 1 day - please note this is subject to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.

• Robinson Road
• Catherine Crescent
• Arthur Street

To minimise disruption, improve efficiency and complete the works safety the road will need to be closed to motorists during the day with detours in place. Provisions will be in place to ensure pedestrians and emergency services always have access across each site.

The works will be done in stages to ensure only one site is closed at any given time to minimise disruption.

Some residents will have limited access to their properties throughout selected stages of work however further contact from Ventia will be made if this affects you.

Access to your property throughout the closure will be via each end in relation to the works.

Traffic controllers will be onsite during construction to guide members of the public. Please follow all instructions from traffic personnel for your safety.

Work Details

This work will start Monday 24^th March and is programmed to be completed within 3 weeks.

Road closures/detours will be in place from 7am until 6pm each weekday.

From Monday 24 March, works begin to repair damage from the 2023 storms on Stony Bay Road, about 4.5kms from the bridge at Port Charles.

Work will then continue at two slip locations on Port Charles Road, about 1km before the township.

Our contractor Kelsey Construction will be building a timber wall, gabion wall and a road retreat that involves minor earthworks to widen the road around the slip.

This will take about six weeks and traffic management will be in place from 7am - 7pm weekdays.

Our contractors, Kelsey Construction, will begin a slip repair project on Kennedy Bay Road starting Monday 17 March. The work site is located approximately 2.3km from the Colville Road turn-off and estimated to take up to five weeks to complete (weather dependent). We ask road users to please plan for delays of up to 20 minutes during the working hours of Monday to Friday, 7am – 7pm.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation while we complete these essential repairs. 

Work on building two seawalls at Te Kouma Rd (Windy Point) is scheduled to begin a week earlier on Monday 17 March, due to the rapid progress of works at Woodroffe Rd, Wuyuna Bay which are included in the same contract.   

Work at the two sites on Te Kouma Rd (either side of Windy Point – see map above) involves building seawalls using large rocks to withstand the impact of the sea and waves. It should be complete (weather allowing) within five weeks.   

A sign will be installed, and a letter drop has been completed for vehicles parked at Windy Point that will need to park in an alternative location during construction.  

Parking in this area can resume once the work is finished.  

The contract has been awarded to JC Civil Ltd. 

A project to build a seawall at Woodroffe Rd, Wyuna Bay (see above) is set to begin on Monday 10 March, and should be finished within two weeks, weather allowing. The roadside kerb and chanelling will also be reinstated.

The seawall will use large rocks to withstand the sea and waves.

Traffic management will be in place during construction and may cause some small delays.

The contract has been awarded to JC Civil Ltd.

Our contractors Ventia NZ will be doing drainage improvement works along Old Maratoto Road (see map above) from 8:00am, Monday 10 March to 5:00pm, Friday 15 March 2025.

The scope of work includes renewing a large culvert and installing wingwalls. To minimise disruption and complete the works safely, a section of Old Maratoto Road will need to be fully CLOSED for five days. Please note that work will only go ahead when SH26 is open.

Work Details

Location: Near 512 Old Maratoto Road, Hikutaia

Date of Works: 10-15 March 2025

Total Duration: 5 days, subject to weather and any unforeseen circumstances

Please note:

• Residents and Emergency Services won’t have access to Old Maratoto Road via Maratoto Road during the closure period
• We’re asking motorists to use SH26 as the alternate route 
• Due to the nature of the works, there will be no pedestrian access
• Traffic Management Personnel will be stationed at the closure - please follow their instructions at all times.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while these works are being completed. 

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State Highways are controlled by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. Check their website for State Highway status updates. 

With work still underway at sites along SH25, it's important that motorists drive to the conditions.

To keep contractors and road users safe, signage is in place to give advance warning of worksites and potential hazards such as slippery or uneven surfaces. Please follow any temporary speed restrictions and reduce your speed as you approach these sites.