Road closures and conditions
This page contains information about closures and restrictions on Wanganui District roads, including:
- Emergency conditions (e.g. flooding, slips)
- Road closures for public events
- Road maintenance
- Roads affected by wastewater separation works
For information about State Highways, please visit the AA Roadwatch web site.
Emergency conditions
Information about emergency conditions in the Wanganui District is available here.
Bridge restrictions
Bridges where weight and speed restrictions apply are listed on this page (PDF).
Events and temporary road closures
Road closure application form (PDF, 44KB)
(updated 30 October 2009)
Temporary road closure
Road intersections with Anzac Parade – Jones Street to Eastown Road
Chorus Telecom
(Contractor B Bullock (2009) Ltd)
Roads that intersect with Anzac Parade between Jones Street and Eastown Road will be closed (one at a time) from Monday, 26 October 2009, until Tuesday, 19 January 2010, for the purpose of laying duct, water pipe and gas mains.
Vehicle access to residential properties on the closed section will be available at all times unless advised by the contractor.
Road users are requested to follow the sign-posted detours whilst the closures are in operation.
Proposal to close road(s)/street(s) to vehicular traffic
Somme Parade
Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulation 1965, notice is hereby given that the Wanganui District Council, for the purpose of a three bridge marathon by the Wanganui Harrier Club, proposes to close the following road(s)/street(s) to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period(s) indicated hereunder.
Road proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic:
Somme Parade from Market Place to Bates Street, excluding the entrance to the Whanganui Riverboat Centre.
Period or periods of proposed closure:
Saturday, 12 December 2009, from 6.00am to 1.00pm.
During the proposed period(s) of closure the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the road(s)/street(s):
Directional signs will be in place to show the alternative route.
Any person objecting to the proposal(s) is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing before 14 November 2009 at the office of the Council, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.
Road maintenance
(updated 14 April 2009)
Whanganui River Road seal extension
This is a joint Wanganui and Ruapehu District Council roading project to extend seal approximately 32km on the Whanganui River Road and Pipiriki-Raetihi Road over a six-year period. This $8.5 million project is 79% subsidised by Central Government as a regional funded project to develop tourism in the region and promote local employment opportunities, either directly or indirectly as a consequence of this project.
Contract 1258 – Advanced earthworks: Work began in the 2006/07 construction season. In the Wanganui District Council region, these works are completed from Matahiwi to Jerusalem. Work is now progressing between Jerusalem and Pipiriki. All advanced earthworks will be completed in the 2008/09 financial year.
Contract 1339 – Pavement Construction: Work began in the 2007/08 construction season from Matahiwi to Mokonui Road. The programme for 2008/09 is to continue towards Jerusalem, finishing between Ranana and Jerusalem. All the basecourse aggregate will continue to be supplied and loaded from Jerusalem.
Contact the Roading team at Infrastructure services for further details, phone (06) 349 0531.
Wastewater separation works
(updated 4 November 2009)
Temporary road closure
Polson Street between Bamber Street and Manuka Street
Wanganui Wastewater Separation Project
(Contractor Wanganui Drainage Contractors Ltd)
Polson Street between Bamber Street and Manuka Street will be closed from 7.00am Thursday, 29 October 2009, until 5.00pm Monday, 30 November 2009, for the purpose laying a stormwater line. View map
Vehicle access to residential properties on the closed section will be available at all times unless advised by the contractor.
A sign-posted detour will not be provided.
View map (PDF, 110KB) of wastewater work planned for November 2009.
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