Increased traffic flows and road closures in Wanaka may have created frustrations for some local residents, but a traffic management plan for the Challenge Wanaka triathlon is holding up well, a council traffic warden says.
The majority of car owners and motorists were to be commended for sticking to Wanaka's parking rules, despite the closure of some of the town's main roads, Lakes Environmental traffic officer Daryl Taylor said.
A traffic management plan put in place by the organisers of Challenge Wanaka was "going OK" and was flexible enough to allow for "some tweaks" if needed, Mr Taylor said.
Road closures along Ardmore St, on Wanaka's lakefront, and altered traffic flows around Pembroke Park were in place yesterday for an afternoon schedule of short triathlons for the Contact Tri Series.
While there had been a "few hiccups" with increased traffic flows, there had not been any increase in parking infringement notices issued for illegally parked vehicles, Mr Taylor said.
Constable Peter Reed said a narrowed Brownston St - where traffic cones were marking part of yesterday's triathlon bike course - had contributed to a road accident.
A parked car was hit by a truck after one of the car's occupants opened a door while the truck was driving past, Const Reed said.
The accident had blocked traffic for a short time.
The occupants of the two vehicles were not injured, he said.
