Road Closures

Current Road Closures

The table below shows details of current and upcoming road closures in the Ashburton District.

8 results found:

SEASIDE ROAD

From 30 March 2025, 7.00 am to 30 March 2025, 6.00 pm

Affected Roads:

Seaside Road, between Bonningtons Road and Fitzgerald Road

Reason for Closure:

Wakanui Sealed Autocross

Detour Option(s):

Seaside Road, Bonningtons Road, Fitzgerald Road and vice versa

WALNUT AVENUE

From 24 March 2025, 6.00 am to 26 March 2025, 6.00 pm

Affected Roads:

Stage 1 - Walnut Avenue (one-way closure of eastbound traffic lane), between McLean Street and Cass Street

Stage 2 - Walnut Avenue (both lanes closed), between Cass Street and William Street

Closure Detail:

Full road closure to commence once one-way closure has been lifted but will otherwise be in place daily from Mon 24^th – Wed 26^th March 6:00am to 6:00pm anticipated to be finished before this.

Reason for Closure:

Tree maintenance

MELCOMBE STREET

From 23 February 2025, 7.00 am to 23 February 2025, 7.00 pm

Affected Roads:

Melcombe Street, between Anne Street and Maronan Road

Reason for Closure:

Underground conversion

Detour Option(s):

Melcombe Street, Lagmhor Road, Archbald Street (SH1), Maronan Road and vice versa.

WORKS ROAD

From 24 March 2025, 7.00 am to 28 March 2025, 6.00 pm

Affected Roads:

Works Road rail crossing, between State Highway 1 and Sinclair Street

Reason for Closure:

Rail crossing maintenance

MAINWARINGS ROAD

From 27 January 2025, 6.00 am to 24 February 2025, 6.00 pm

Affected Roads:

Mainwarings Road, between Griggs and Gardiners Road

Closure Detail:

This section of road will be reopened at the end of each day

Reason for Closure:

Road maintenance - dig outs, sealing, stabilisation

Detour Option(s):

Gardiners Road, Action Road, Griggs Road or Gardiners Road, Kyle Road, Griggs Road

KING STREET, ALEXANDER STREET

From 3 February 2025, 6.00 am to 13 September 2025, 6.00 pm

Affected Roads:

King Street and Alexander Street, between High Street and Chertsey Kyle Road

Closure Detail:

Closure will not impact Chertsey School access

Reason for Closure:

Water Treatment Plant upgrade

MARONAN ROAD

From 6 January 2025, 7.00 am to 31 March 2025, 6.00 pm

Affected Roads:

Maronan Road, between Lovetts Road and Lills Road

Reason for Closure:

Road rehabilitation

Detour Option(s):

As the closure is primarily a rural road used by local traffic and there are multiple detour routes dependent on the desired end location of the vehicle, detour route will not be signed out

SEAFIELD ROAD

From 6 January 2025, 6.00 am to 12 April 2025, 7.00 pm

Affected Roads:

This work will be completed in two stages:

Stage 1 - Seafield Road, between Morris Road and Milton Road South

Stage 2 - Seafield Road, between Milton Road South and the Ashburton airport

Reason for Closure:

Road rehabilitation

Detour Option(s):

Company Road, Fairfield Road, Seafield Road and vice versa

Live Road Closures Map

Click on the link below to open our live and interactive road closures map with details of current and upcoming closures in the Ashburton District:
http://ashburtondc.govt.nz/road-closure-map

This map also pulls through any closures advertised on the NZTA Journey Planner website and allows for live screenshots from the NZTA traffic cameras throughout the country.