Night closures for Ashburton River Bridge as flood repair work continues
Motorists should expect delays on the Ashburton Bridge over the next few weeks as recent flood damage is repaired.
The Ashburton River/Hakatere Bridge (SH1) showed signs of slumping when it was damaged in a huge flooding event in Canterbury in late May, which triggered a local state of emergency.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency regional maintenance contract manager John Keenan said one of the bridge’s piers (a type of structure that extends to the ground below or into the water) settled slightly in the flooding.
He said motorists should expect “short delays” because the bridge would be down to one lane, under stop/go traffic management and a 30km per hour speed limit will be enforced from 9pm to 5am on August 2, 8 and 9, so repairs to the pier could continue.
A full night closure would then follow on August 15 and a signposted detour route for overnight travellers would be made available on the night, he said.
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