We’re constructing a new water main along the street to cater for future residential growth. The pipe will be laid on the edge of the city side of the road. It isn’t laid in the road area, as over time we expect the road will be widened.
The construction will take around 8 weeks. Our construction team work Mondays to Fridays and will be on site between 7.30am to around 5pm.
We’re going to start construction at the State Highway end of Te Wanaka Road opposite number 52 and work our way towards the southern end.
We unfortunately need to ‘close’ the road to do this work. While there will be signs up saying the road is closed, please don’t worry. Our team will be letting you in as you need (in vehicles, trucks, horse floats etc). Family and friends and people visiting you can also enter the street.
In evenings, overnight and at the weekends the ‘road closure’ won’t be in place. The road will reopen, and you will be able to enter and exit as you normally do. During these times, our worksite will be fenced or have road cones around it. There will also be a speed limit of 30 km/hr in place.
Moving horses around Te Wanaka Rd during construction
You and your horses (on foot or in a horse float) will be able to make your way along Te Wanaka Rd as normal throughout the water main construction project.
When our teams are on site:
The road will be closed to motorists so the crew can work safely. We’ll only be letting motorists in who are accessing the properties. We’ll happily help your horse float get through too.
Our crew are also on alert for people on foot with their horses, waiting to help.
As you approach the site, please wait and our team will stop work and turn off the machinery, so your horses don’t get scared.
You’ll be able to walk up/down the Longburn side of the road as normal.
When our team aren’t on site:
The road will return to normal overnight and weekends. The work site will be coned off and the speed will be reduced to 30 km/h.
While we aren’t on site overnight and at weekends, you can continue to use this side of the road for moving your horses.