Please see current and upcoming road closure details below:

Ongoing:

Road Closure and General Traffic Advisory – Bridge 152, Paerau Road

16 February 2026 (Monday): The bridge will be closed from 9am to 3pm. It will open on the hour, every hour to allow traffic to pass.

An alternative route is available for light vehicles only via Linnburn Runs Road > Puketoi Runs Road > Puketoi Road.

There is no detour for heavy vehicles, please allow extra travel time.

From 17 February 2026 (Tuesday): Stop/Go traffic management will be in place at the bridge.

Motorists should anticipate delays of at least 15 minutes.

This is scheduled for approximately 3 weeks.

Temporary Road Closure – Matilda Rise, Tarras

(Pursuant to the Transport Vehicular Traffic Road Closure Regulations 1965)

Matilda Rise in Tarras will be closed between Bendigo Loop Road and Thomson Gorge Road, from Monday 9 February to Friday 13 February 2026.

The closure hours are 24/7, and the road will be closed to all traffic.

The closure is required to install water services.

 Traffic Advisory – Bridge 152, Paerau Road

 Stop/Go traffic management will be in place on Bridge 152, Paerau Road, starting 9 February 2026. These works are required for bridge deck repairs and are expected to take up to three weeks.

Motorists should anticipate delays of at least 15 minutes. Road closures of up to one hour may be required; however, advance notice will be provided in this event.

Temporary Road Closure – Wooing Tree Subdivision, Cromwell

 Notice is given that sections of Wooing Tree Ave, Blondie Dr, Pouakai Dr & Vintage St in Cromwell will be closed from Thursday 12 February to Wednesday 18 February 2026.

The closure hours will be from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

No works will occur on weekends or Mondays. Kerbside collection will not be affected. Resident access will always be available, and the detours will be signposted. 

 The closures are required for pavement repairs.

Little Valley Road Bridge, Alexandra Alternative Route Open

The temporary Bailey bridge connecting Graveyard Gully Road to Linger and Die Reserve (Rivers St / Walton St) is open.

 The Little Valley Road Bridge currently remains open to traffic; however, it is weight restricted to 29,000kg gross.

The Bailey bridge is rated to full Class 1. We recommend this route for trucks and any larger vehicles.

 Please follow all posted speed limits and stay alert to the new road layouts. Give Way priorities have changed at both the Graveyard Gully Road and the Walton St / Thompson St intersections.

The red line on the map below highlights the full Class 1 alternative route. To repeat, the Little Valley Road Bridge remains open for vehicles under the weight limit.

Upcoming:

Proposal

Temporary Road Closure Proposal – Three Brothers Road, Teviot

Notice is given that Three Brothers Road in Teviot is proposed to be closed.

The closure will be from 8am to 5pm on Thursday 19 March 2026. (Note: Contingency dates are the 18 and 20 March).

Residents will have access to their properties with the assistance of traffic marshals.

Any person objecting to the proposal can lodge their objection and reasons in writing before 5pm on Wednesday 18 February to the Central Otago District Council, 1 Dunorling Street, PO Box 122, Alexandra.

To help plan your journeys: 

• Check out the reports in the Central App: The Central App Roads report 
• NZTA Waka Kotahi State Highway Road Condition updates: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/