Next phase of SH 6 Marlborough roundabout works about to begin
Roads
Update: 10 July 2024
Detour changes planned for State Highway 6 Marlborough roundabout project
NZTA/Waka Kotahi is making a change to planned detour route ahead of the next stage of work beginning next week on a new roundabout on State Highway 6 outside Marlborough Airport.
From 15 July to mid-December 2024, State Highway 6 (Middle Renwick Road) will be closed to eastbound traffic between Jacksons Road and Caldwell Road West. People travelling from Renwick, Woodbourne, or Havelock will have to use a detour when heading to the airport or into Blenheim.
The amended detour route will be trialled for three weeks to ensure it is safe and is being used appropriately.
To ensure traffic can flow effectively, it is essential that people follow the detour. If drivers attempt to bypass the closure points to reach the airport or Blenheim, we will have to revert to the original detour plan.
Work on service relocation and building a new temporary road for people exiting the airport started on 10 June. From 12 July, a new temporary road to exit the airport will be finished.
Power and water service relocation works are being completed before construction of the new roundabout begins next month.
Businesses in the project area will remain open and accessible to the public, and we encourage the community to continue to support them while construction is underway.
Airport Access:
For people wishing to access the airport, the route is via a left-hand turn off State Highway 6 via Tancred Crescent. People exiting the airport should use the left-hand turn onto State Highway 6 through the newly constructed temporary road.
Detour Details:
- From 15 July to mid-December, SH6 (Middle Renwick Road) between Jacksons Road and Caldwell Road West will be closed in one direction to eastbound traffic
- Light vehicles travelling from Nelson/Renwick into Blenheim, or the airport will need to detour via Old Renwick Road and Jacksons Road.
- All light vehicles leaving the airport and wanting to travel into Blenheim will need to take SH6 towards Renwick, onto SH63 and right turn onto Anglesea Street, right turn onto High Street/SH6, onto Old Renwick Road and right on Jacksons Road.
- Heavy vehicles leaving the airport and wanting to travel to Blenheim will need to take the same route to Anglesea Street, then left onto Boyce Street and onto SH6. Right onto Rapaura Road/SH62, right on Jacksons Road and back onto SH6.
Further details about this project can be found on the NZTA/Waka Kotahi website
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With work on this project now underway, new details are available on how ongoing works will affect residents, businesses, and drivers.
Jetesh Bhula, Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery, says a single directional road closure will be in place on State Highway 6 from mid-July.
"From Monday, 15 July to early December, a section of State Highway 6 outside the Marlborough Airport will be closed in one direction to eastbound traffic with local road detours in place."
"It will be the same approach we used for the recent State Highway 6 Bells/St Leonards Roads roundabout works. We're prioritising traffic from Blenheim to the airport," Mr Bhula says.
"The roundabout construction, which will improve traffic flow and safety, will begin in August once services are relocated."
The final stage in December will involve four nights of road closures for final sealing work on the Bells/St Leonards Roads and the Tancred Crescent roundabouts.
"Like the Bells/St Leonards roundabout, the new roundabout will be built over four stages, with the final stage to be completed by mid-December. We will update the community on how this work will affect them as it progresses."
"We thank everyone for their patience while this work is carried out, and we urge people to factor extra time for their journeys, especially when traveling to the airport," Mr Bhula says.
Works Location, Schedule and Detour Routes:
- Works Schedule:
- Monday, 10 June to Friday 12 July. Monday to Friday, 7.00 am – 5.00 pm
- Stop/Go traffic management – SH6 Middle Renwick Road/Tancred Crescent intersection
- Monday, 15 July to December 24/7
- Directional road closure. ROAD CLOSED to eastbound traffic (Renwick to Blenheim) between Jacksons Road and near Godfrey Road, Drivers must use signposted detours
- Monday, 10 June to Friday 12 July. Monday to Friday, 7.00 am – 5.00 pm
- Detour details:
- Light vehicles travelling from Nelson/Renwick into Blenheim, or the airport will need to detour via Old Renwick Road and Jacksons Road.
- People travelling from the airport to Blenheim will need to take SH6 towards Renwick, onto SH63 and right turn onto Anglesea Street, right turn onto High Street/SH6, onto Old Renwick Road and right on Jacksons Road.
- Heavy vehicles will need to take the same route to Anglesea Street, then left onto Boyce Street and onto SH6. Right onto Rapaura Road/SH62, right on Jacksons Road and back onto SH6
