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    December 6, 2018
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PLANNED NIGHT CLOSURE FOR STATE HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH OF KAIKOURA In order to remove the scaffold tunnel near the Paratitahi Tunnels, south of Kaikõura, the NZ Transport Agency has scheduled a night time closure on Thursday 13 December The night closure is essential to carry out the work safely says Tresca Forrester, Network Operations Manager for North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR "We understand that this closure will have an impact on the community, the freight industry KEY INFORMATION . Night closure date: Thursday 13 December, contingency Friday 14 December .Closure between Peketa and south of State Highway 1 between Peketa and immediately south of the Raramai Tunnels will be closed from 9pm on 13 December to 6.30am on 14 December. and all road-users. To minimise disruption we will If required, a contingency night time closure wll he road for 30 minute periods to clear be planned for Friday 14 December Raramai Tunnels . Closure times: 9pm-6.30am, open every 90 minutes for 30 minutes .Closure is subject to favourable weather Things can change at short notice so please any waiting traffic', she says. We are all committed to getting this highway To minimise the disruption to the travelling public we will re-open the road every 90 minutes for 30 minutes during the night closure. Please refer to the open and close timetable below: safely rebuilt and making the coastline as safe and resilient as possible. check real-time travel information State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura and the Inland Road (Route 70) will remain open unless there are further weather events or other reasons for closures, which we will keep users informed on. While the road is closed, and within the road closure, the team will also mill a nearby rock on a tight bend that is overhanging the road. This milling will help with clearance for larger vehicles Once the shelter is removed this will enable the team to finish off slope work and aim to have the two Paratitahi Tunnels open before Christmas. Call 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) . Visit www.nzta.govt.nz/p2c ROAD CLOSURE TIMES ROAD OPEN TIMES 9pm 10.30pm 11pm 12.30am 1am 2.30am 3am 4.30am 5am 6.30am Scaffolding to be emoved near Paratitahi Tunnels 10.30pm-11pm 12.30am 1am 2.30am 3am 4.30am-5am 6.30am fully opened NZTRANSPORT New Zealand Government KiwiRail North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery