Current road works and closures

The following closure has been proposed.

How to make an objection

If you would like to object to a proposed road closure, just write to us. Please include the applicant's name and the date of the event and your reasons for objecting.

Any approved road closures will be posted here.

Road resurfacing work usually happens between October and March. Warmer air and ground temperatures allow the best results.

What to expect

If you live on a street that is going to be resealed, the Tasman Alliance will deliver a notification letter to your address about a week before the work starts.

On the day of the work, parking will be restricted and there will be temporary limited access to properties for pedestrians and vehicles.

This will allow full access for the construction machinery and help the job to run smoothly so it can be completed quickly.

We aim to reduce the inconvenience to you as much as possible, but there will be trucks, rollers and workers on site so expect some noise, dust and other disruption.

Stay safe around work sites

You can help keep everyone safe by:

• standing well back from the action and following any directions from the workers
• warning your children of the dangers and making sure they take care
• keeping pets away from the area while the work is in progress

Check your shoes/tyres

So that you don’t trek any of the binder (black stuff) or sticky little stones from the recently resurfaced road, it’s best to avoid walking on any part of the road for several weeks. If you can’t avoid it, make sure you check your shoes or take them off before you go inside. You may also want to check them before you get into your car.

Sometimes vehicles can track the binder into private driveways. If this is a concern to you, you may wish to make other parking arrangements for a few days after the reseal.

Advice for road users

To ensure a tidy finished road surface, please avoid any vehicle movements that could damage the recently resurfaced road such as:

• wheel spinning / rapid acceleration / braking
• Sharp steering or turning the steering wheel while the car isn't moving

About this work programme

Road resurfacing is crucial to the long term maintenance and safety of our District’s roads. Each year about 50 kilometres of road is resurfaced – or 5 per cent of the District’s 1000km of sealed roads. It’s a ~$4 million programme of work, of which Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency funds approximately half.

Most of the resurfacing done is chip seal (small stones over emulsified bitumen) because it is a cost effective way to keep water out of the underlying road structure and provides a highly skid-resistant surface. Some resurfacing is done with asphalt (smooth black surfacing), however, because of the cost, among other reasons, this cannot be used everywhere.

Take care in icy conditions

We have speed restrictions in place in some high risk areas, and advisory boards reminding people to slow down and drive to the conditions. Any dark/damp section of road should be approached with extreme caution during periods of cold or icy weather. 

Slow down - how you drive is the best safety measure

Our grit truck drivers are out in the early hours every freezing morning spreading grit on the worst affected roads to improve surface conditions so we can drive around safely in winter. However, motorists still need to drive to the conditions.

The cabin of a car can be 20 degrees on a sub-zero morning, but the car being comfortable doesn’t mean the road is free of ice and drivers can be lulled into a false sense of safety. Ice can remain on roads all day, especially in areas shaded by high banks and tall trees. These roads freeze sooner and may not thaw during the day.

Grit only adds about 15 percent extra traction, which isn’t much when you’re driving on ice. Grit itself can be very slippery and can be a big risk to a vehicles traction, especially motorcycles. In New Zealand we do not use salt on roads for environmental reasons.

Tips to stay safe:

• The best way to navigate wet roads where ice could form is to slow down, drive to the conditions and not rely on grit to provide traction.
• Avoid sudden braking or turning movements that could cause you to skid.
• Drive at a safe travelling distance because it takes longer to stop on slippery roads. In winter, especially in poor weather, double the two-second rule and leave a safe distance between you and the car you are following.

High risk areas 

High risk areas to watch out for are south-facing shaded patches of road, and inland valleys. Our contractors are out early every morning gritting our roads from 4.00am, and of those that have high volumes we are also gritting throughout the day as well as every evening.

Below is a list of high risk roads that the grit trucks make regular runs on daily in winter, but there may be sites that are higher priority or freeze faster than others. There are other roads that will be gritted as needed and this can change due to weather conditions. 

We also use information received via calls from our residents to prioritise areas of concern. 

Winter roads - Current high-risk areas 

(Excludes Golden Bay and Murchison)

Brightwater/Hope/Wakefield area

• Aniseed Valley
• Eves Valley Road
• Lee Valley Road
• Pigeon Valley Road
• River Terrace Road
• Wai-iti Valley Road
• Wairoa Gorge Road

Kaiteriteri/Mārahau area

• Cederman Drive
• Cook Crescent
• Kaiteriteri-Sandy Bay Road
• Riwaka-Kaiteriteri Road
• Riwaka-Sandy Bay Road
• Rowling Road
• Sandy-Bay Mārahau Road
• Stephens Bay Road
• Tokongawa Drive 

Māpua/Tasman area

• Lionel Place
• Brabant Drive
• Harleys Road
• Higgs Road
• Permin Road
• Pine Hill Road
• Pomona Road

Motueka/Riwaka area

• Brooklyn Valley Road
• College Street
• Dehra Doon Road
• Fearon Street 
• Harbour Road
• Hursthouse Street
• Little Sydney Road
• Old Wharf Road
• Riwaka Valley Road
• Whakarewa Street
• Wildman Road
• Stales Street

Motueka Valley Area

 Motueka Valley Highway, including

• Alexandra Bridge
• Ngatimoti sign
• Norris’s
• McCleans

Motueka River West Bank Road, including

• Bluegum corner
• Rocky River
• Herring Stream
• Opposite Norris’s
• Peninsula bridge

Moutere area

• Central Road
• Dovedale Road
• Edwards Road  
• Moutere Highway (Redwood side)
• Neudorf Road
• Waimea West (Wai0iti River Bridge)
• Waiwhero Road

Tapawera/Golden Downs area

• Tadmor Valley Road
• Tadmor Hill
• Stock Road
• Kerr-Hill Road
• Korere-Tophouse Road
• North Road