HOLIDAY AND NEW YEAR CONGESTION HOT SPOTS

SOUTH ISLAND TRAVELLING NORTH AND EAST

1

SH6 between Nelson and Blenheim

direction dates

time

East

Sunday, 27 Dec 2015

East

SH1 Waipara (North of Christchurch)

direction dates

time

9:30am - 1pm

North

Thursday, 24 Dec 2015

10am - 3:30pm

Monday, 28 Dec 2015

9:30am - 12 noon

North

Saturday, 26 Dec 2015

9am - 2:30pm Heaviest 10:30am - 12:30pm

East

Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015

9:30am - 12 noon

North

Sunday, 27 Dec 2015

9am - 2:30pm Heaviest 10am - 1pm

East

Wednesday, 30 Dec 2015

9:30am - 12 noon

North

Monday, 28 Dec 2015

9am - 2pm Heaviest 10am - 12 noon

East

Thursday, 31 Dec 2015

9:30am - 5pm

North

Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015

10am - 1:30pm

East

Friday, 1 Jan 2016

9:30am - 2pm

North

Wednesday, 30 Dec 2015

10am - 3:30pm

60

9:30am - 6pm Heaviest 11am - 12 noon

North

Thursday, 31 Dec 2015

10am - 3:30pm

East

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

9:30am - 5pm Heaviest 10am - 11am

North

Friday, 1 Jan 2016

10am - 1:30pm

East

Monday, 4 Jan 2016

9:30am - 12 noon

North

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

9am - 1:30pm

North

Monday, 4 Jan 2016

10am - 12:30pm

time

North

Thursday, 24 Dec 2015

9am - 3:30pm

North

Saturday, 26 Dec 2015

North

Blenheim

6
1S

7
7

SH6 between Queenstown and Cromwell

Greymouth

direction dates

time

9am - 3:30pm

East

Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015

10am - 6pm

Sunday, 27 Dec 2015

9am - 4:30pm Heaviest 12:30pm - 3pm

East

Wednesday, 30 Dec 2015

10am - 6pm

North

Monday, 28 Dec 2015

9am - 4:30pm

East

Friday, 1 Jan 2016

10am - 6pm Heaviest 12 noon - 4pm

North

Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015

10:30am - 3:30pm

East

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

9am - 6pm Heaviest 10am - 2:30pm

North

Wednesday, 30 Dec 2015

9am - 4:30pm

East

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

9:30am - 6pm Heaviest 10am - 2:30pm

North

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

12 noon - 4:30pm

East

Monday, 4 Jan 2016

10am - 4pm Heaviest 10:30am - 12:30pm

North

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

12 noon - 4:30pm

4
73

71
77

Christchurch

73

SH7 Lewis Pass

75

80

direction dates

time

East

11:30am - 4:30pm Heaviest 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

1
62

63

67A

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

direction dates

East

SH1 Kaikoura

Nelson

East

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

12:30pm - 4pm

East

Monday, 4 Jan 2016

12:30pm - 4pm

8
1S
6

SH73 Arthurs Pass

78

Timaru
83

84 8A

direction dates

time

East

Monday, 28 Dec 2015

2pm - 6pm

East

Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015

1:30pm - 5pm

East

Friday, 1 Jan 2016

2pm - 5pm

East

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

11:30am - 5:30pm

East

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

11:30am - 4:30pm

East

Monday, 4 Jan 2016

12:30pm - 5pm

94

6A

time

North

Friday, 25 Dec 2015

10:30am - 12 noon

North

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

1pm - 5:30pm

North

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

1pm - 6:30pm

83

85
1S

6
95

94

8
87

97

88

SH1 between Ashburton and Christchurch

direction dates

Queenstown

96

86

Dunedin

1S
93
98
99

Invercargill
1S

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