Road and Highway Conditions

Port Jackson Road – Slip Repairs Begin Monday 28 April

Starting Tuesday 28 April, two slip repair projects will begin on Port Jackson Road at approximately 7.4km and 18.8km from the Colville Road turnoff.

Due to the narrow road, rolling road closures will be in place:

Closure Schedule – First site (7.4km):

•  Before 7am – OPEN
•  7am–12pm – CLOSED
•  12pm–1pm – OPEN
•  1pm–5pm – CLOSED
•  After 5pm – OPEN

Closure Schedule – Second site (18.8km):

•  Before 7am – OPEN
•  7am–12.30pm – CLOSED
•  12.30pm–1.30pm – OPEN
•  1.30pm–5pm – CLOSED
•  After 5pm – OPEN

Duration: Up to 10 weeks (weather dependent), aiming for completion by late June.
Work hours: Monday–Friday, 7am–7pm.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey. We appreciate your understanding while these repairs are carried out.

From Tuesday 22 April, our contractors Yakka Construction are building a rock wall to protect the existing road and embankment from further erosion.

Traffic management will be a stop/go, with one lane open at all times. Fencing will be in place and pedestrians will need to move around it. Works should be completed by the end of June, weather allowing.

Vegetation removal and a survey prior to earthworks will be carried out next week, after Easter Weekend.

• 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

Started Monday 24 March and should be completed within 3 weeks.

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

Work is underway at two slip locations on Port Charles Road, about 1km before the township.

Our contractor Kelsey Construction is 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, began working on a slip repair project on Kennedy Bay Road on 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. 

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.