The finish line is in sight for the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi’s (NZTA) Fulton Hogan team working on the new Mt Iron roundabout.

The last major detour for the project, which involved closing the westbound lane of SH6 into Wānaka and detouring traffic via Ballantyne Road, has been completed and re-opened to two-way traffic just over a week earlier than predicted. 

Fulton Hogan is still working to complete landscaping and drainage on road shoulders, line marking, signage, and grooving lines in the roundabout, and the work is still on track to be completed in April 2024, NZTA reported.

To keep disruption to a minimum, this work will be done during the night, NZTA said.

“This will be noisy work. Manned temporary traffic lights will be set up at various parts of the roundabout to keep one lane at a time open and to allow the cutting of the grooves into the asphalt,” NZTA said.

The nearly completed roundabout at the intersection of SH6/SH84. 

Motorists can expect delays of up to five minutes at various times during these nights. 

Night work will start around 8pm and finish by 5am each morning from Wednesday April 10 to Friday April 12, and again on Sunday and Monday April 14-15.

NZTA advises motorists to allow extra time for any journeys during these nights and follow all traffic management crew directions to keep everyone safe.

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