Alerts
If you're looking for specific information relating to roads affected by the August 2022 storm event:
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Planned Water Shutdown - Awatere Water Supply, Blind River
Water WorksThere is a planned water shutdown for the Awatere Water Supply, Blind River on Thursday 30 May from 10.00 am for approximately 4 hours.
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SH1, Spring Creek - Vegetation Removal
RoadsSH1 Spring Creek will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place on Friday 31 May 2024 from 6.30 am – 6.00 pm due to vegetation removal.
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SH1, Riverlands - Vegetation removal
RoadsSH1 Riverlands will be under temporary speed restrictions in place on Wednesday 29 May 2024 from 6.30 am – 6.00 pm due to vegetation removal.
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Port Underwood Road - Traffic Management
RoadsPort Underwood Road from 5km beyond Whatamango Bay to the Tumbledown Bay Road intersection will be under stop/go traffic management from 27 May to 7 June 2024.
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SH1 Wairau Bridge
RoadsSH1 Wairau Bridge, Spring Creek will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place
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Road closure affecting McLauchlan Street vehicle access
RoadsStarting Monday 27 May to 31 of May there will be traffic management in place on Northern end of McLauchlan Street with residents only access via Old Renwick Road and McCallum Street.
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Nightworks on State Highway 1 – Picton Elevation
RoadsThe finishing touches are about to be applied as contractors complete repairs on a slow vehicle lane just south of Picton.
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Planned Water Shutdown - Northern end of McLauchlan Street
Water WorksThere is a planned water shutdown on Tuesday 28 May 2024 between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm for the northern end of McLauchlan Street.
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Completion date approaching for SH6 Blenheim to Renwick roundabout
RoadsThe final stage of construction for the roundabout at the State Highway 6/Bells and St Leonards Road intersection is about to begin.
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Wairau River access from Selmes Road
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Dalton’s Bridge closed to heavy vehicles
RoadsDalton’s Bridge, at the western end of Kaiuma Bay Road just off State Highway 6, is closed to all vehicles over 3.5 tonne.
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Evacuation alert issued for part of Spring Creek, near Blenheim
Civil Defence Emergency ManagementMarlborough Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) is advising some residents in the township of Spring Creek near Blenheim to evacuate their homes by 9.00 am tomorrow morning.
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Wairau River Toxic Algae Warning
Rivers, Rainfall & ReservesCouncil is warning the public to watch out for toxic algae in the Wairau River upstream from the SH1 bridge
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Extreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
FireExtreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
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Rivers, Rainfall and Irrrigation Status Pages
Rivers, Rainfall & ReservesWe are working to resolve an issue affecting Google Chrome users. Please use Microsoft Edge or Safari to access these pages while we fix the issue.
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Access to Wairau Diversion is closed
RoadsThe damage to the riverbank has made the road unstable. Repair works are planned for Summer 2023.
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Dublin Street closed
RoadsDublin St closed from 20 July 2023 for 20 months.
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NES Air Quality Exceedances 2022
Air QualityMarlborough District Council gives notice that the NES for PM10 has been breached in the Blenheim airshed in 2022.
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Air Quality NES Exceedances 2021
Air QualityThe NES for PM10 allows the threshold of 50 µg m-3 to be exceeded on no more than 1 day per 12 month period. These exceedances mean the NES has been breached on four occasions in Blenheim in 2021.