Frankton overnight roadworks in coming weeks
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is reconstructing the Tucker Beach Road intersection near the Shotover River towards the end of January.
The SH6 milling and asphalting will be completed out at night over a fortnight – Sunday, 26 January to Thursday, 6 February, 8pm to 6am – to minimise daytime delays and disruptions.
Crews will be working Sunday – Thursday nights with Friday and Saturday nights off. Work is weather dependent so if it rains, it will be pushed out for that night.
Motorists are asked to take care around crews and factor in up to ten minutes for the Stop/Go operations.
Soon after work will start on the Humphrey St intersection, near the Kawarau Falls Bridge, from Sunday, 9 February, to Friday, 21 February also for a fortnight overnight – 8pm to 6am.
"Given the residential housing in this area, crews will be doing their best to reduce any vibrations or noise," Peter Standring, Maintenance Contract Manager for NZTA in Central Otago, says.
"The road pavement in this area has now reached the end of its serviceable life and given the increasing traffic volumes on this section of SH6, the new pavement mix will be stronger than the existing material."
Crews will be working Sunday – Thursday nights with Friday and Saturday nights off. Work is weather dependent so if it rains, it will be pushed out for that night.
Drivers will need to factor in some extra time for the stop/go operation. The site will operate under a reduced 30 km/h during the daytime.
"NZTA thanks all wider Queenstown drivers for their patience while these worn-out pieces of highway are replaced, and work continues at the entrance to the town."
Work around the Frankton Roundabout
Meanwhile the work to improve the SH6 and SH6A Frankton roundabout continues apace with some nights needed for night work to minimise daytime disruptions.
SH6 Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway will be closed 10pm – 5.30am from Sunday, 26 January to Friday, 31 January, between Grant Road and the Frankton Roundabout.
This work involves almost a kilometre of road marking on Frankton Road and removing all the power lines and poles on that stretch of highway, with two hundred road cones no longe
