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Heavy snow Causes Delays
Heavy snow Causes Delays
Heavy snow has fallen around the
upper levels of the whole Banks
Peninsula area overnight.
This has closed off access to most of the
outer bays.
Contractors will be clearing snow all day today as well
as
tomorrow. Most roads should be open by the end of
today but some could
remain closed overnight.
Please do
not try to travel to the outer bays today if you do not
have
to. As well, the Summit Road above Christchurch has
received snow and is
closed.
Winter driving conditions
prevail on all Banks Peninsula and Port
Hills
roads.
Care is needed on all hill roads around
the Port Hills and Banks
Peninsula.
* Dyers Pass Rd
has been cleared and is OPEN but care is needed
* Summit
Road above the city is CLOSED
* SH75 Hilltop to Cooptown
is CLOSED
* All the summit roads above Akaroa and the
peninsula bays roads
are CLOSED
• The state highway
at Akaroa is passable but care is needed
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