Plans to relocate a shop and to realign State Highway 1 where
it curves through Waitati should be approved subject to
conditions, Dunedin City Council planners say.
Milford Highway reopened yesterday for the first time in 12
days, but a decision on whether it stays open will be made
today, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.
Plans to ease a curve on State Highway 1 will disadvantage
two high-profile businesses and could pitch pedestrians on to
a dangerous and busy road, worried Blueskin Bay locals say.
A geotechnical consultant will assess the site of a rock fall
at the Glendhu Bluffs near Wanaka as part of ongoing work
this week by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to
stabilise the area.
A crash at Glenavy in which a Waimate teenager died has
prompted residents to call for the state highway 100kmh speed
limit to be lowered to 70kmh as far south as Waitaki Bridge
village.
Life's a journey, and for those travellers who prefer to make
this trip in a car, website Askmen.com has come up
with a list of the world's top 10 international driving
routes outside the United States.
Several roads near the new Wanaka Primary School are
undergoing changes to improve traffic safety, which may cause
motoring delays over the next two months.
