Roads may be temporarily closed for a variety of reasons. Planned road closures are normally publicly advertised well in advance to minimise disruption.
Roads may also be closed due to flooding, snow, accidents or for emergency repairs and in these cases prior advertising is not normally possible. The Council will endeavour to notify road users through radio stations and through this website when this occurs.
During the wet winter months many fords in the District are closed. These will be well signposted and alternative routes will be available.
Road Closures
No road closures are currently planned.
The following roads are currently closed:
Queen Street - Queen Street between King Street and Church Street will be closed between 9 am and 4 pm daily on Monday 21 May and Tuesday 22 May to allow for the installation of a raised pedestrian platform outside Rangiora Borough School.
Domain Road, Waikuku Beach - Domain Road from Park Terrace to Rotten Row will be closed from 11 April - 25 May 2012 to allow for an urgent earthquake-damaged sewer pipe upgrade.
Road Works
There could be delays at these sites due to road works:
- Cust Road, near Bowling Club - pedestrian refuge crossing island
- Cust Road outside War Memorial at Mill Road - pedestrian refuge crossing island
- Cust Road and Earlys Road - new kerbing
- West Belt - new footpath
- Queen Street, Oxford - new footpath
- Queen Street/Victoria Street intersection - roundabout construction
- Queen Street/Percival Street intersection - roundabout construction
- King Street/Queen Street intersection - roundabout construction
- King Street - Blackett Street to Kingsbury Ave - kerb and channel renewal and footpath resurfacing
- King Street between Queen Street and George Street - kerb and channel replacement
- George Street between Victoria Street and Percival Street - kerb and channel renewal
- Buckham Street - kerb and channel renewal and footpath resurfacing.
Bridge Closures
Both the Cones Road (Ashley River) Bridge and the Old Waimakariri
Bridge need to be closed during periods of flooding due to structural
problems with the piles on both bridges. When this happens the closures
will be notified through the radio stations and on our Bridge Status page, and detours will be well marked.
Signage will
be placed on the motorway to advise drivers to use the State
Highway 1 bridge over the Ashley River when the Cones Road Bridge is closed.