Weld Pass night closures and SH1 roundabout works

State Highway 1 Weld Pass is the first big resurfacing job in Marlborough this year as the NZTA/Waka Kotahi state highway summer maintenance season continues.

Night works on Weld Pass are planned from 29 January to 13 February between 7pm and 5am.Allowances will be made for the Waitangi Day holiday. Contractors will stop work at 5am on 5 February and won’t resume work until 7pm on 7 February.

NZTA Regional Manager Wellington/Top of the South Mark Owen said Weld Pass must be closed to all traffic while structural asphalt to strengthen the road surface on a 500m section of Weld Pass was completed.

“Weld Pass is a narrow road with very limited space. Resurfacing and laying asphalt requires large machinery that occupies a lot of space. It simply isn’t possible to allow traffic through the site while work is underway.”

During the SH1 Weld Pass night closure, when there’s less traffic travelling through Blenheim to and from the Picton ferry, contractors will also laynew asphalt on the SH1/SH6 Nelson Street roundabout and the SH1 Main Street roundabout. Each roundabout will be closed while this work is completed.

For more information go to: NZTA website