Upper Clutha Safety Improvements Programme

Work on a new roundabout at the intersection of Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road in Wānaka is currently on hold for the winter sealing season. Work will resume in early August 2024.

Once complete, the roundabout will provide a safer environment for all road users in the area and enhance connectivity for active travel along a section of Ballantyne Road through to Wastebusters. The project also includes raised safety tables on all lanes leading into the roundabout and upgrades to stormwater management in the area.

What’s the latest?

Thursday 1 August 2024

Work is currently on hold for the winter sealing season, but is expected to resume on Monday 12 August 2024.

Upcoming construction dates:

Closure to northern section of Riverbank Road: Monday 12 August – Monday 23 September

Crews will resume work at the intersection of Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road on Monday 12 August 2024, as crews start on future entry points on the northern half of the intersection.

During this time, Riverbank Road will be closed to vehicles between Ballantyne Road and Mt Iron Roundabout/SH6. Resident access will be available from Mt Iron Roundabout/SH6.

Stop go will be operating on all remaining lanes through the intersection at Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road.

Temporary pedestrian access will be provided along Ballantyne Road and through the work site to connect with Wastebusters.

Closure to southern section of Riverbank Road: Wednesday 25 September – Friday 25 October

Crews will then move to the southern section of the roundabout, to finish the remaining entry points for the intersection.

During this time, Riverbank Road will be closed to vehicles between Ballantyne Road and Orchard Road. Resident access will be available from Orchard Road.

Stop/go will be operating at all remaining lanes through the intersection at Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road.

Night closure: End of October (TBC)

We’ll need to close the intersection of Ballantyne Road and Riverbank Road completely, over night at the end of October, but will confirm the exact date of this closure closer the time.

Completion date:

We expect the new roundabout to be fully operational by late October 2024. This is later than initially planned, with delays to the project’s start date required to align timing and road closures with the nearby upgrade of the Mt Iron intersection, which subsequently resulted in a shutdown over winter.

Work to construct a new roundabout and pedestrian refuge crossing at the intersection of Capell Avenue and Domain Road in Hāwea is now complete.

We’d like to share a big thank you to everyone in the Hāwea community for your patience while we’ve worked to complete the new roundabout and pedestrian refuge island upgrade here.

Work to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Aubrey Road and Anderson Road was completed on Thursday 8 November 2023.

The new roundabout includes a slightly amended road layout, new raised courtesy crossings to provide safe spaces for people walking to cross, and a connection for the soon-to-be-completed shared pathway on Anderson Road.

Work is underway to install over 9,000 metres of new safety barriers on Wānaka-Mount Aspiring Road and Cardrona Valley Road, with additional signage, minor earthworks and roadside improvements, road markings, and a range of landscaping and native planting included in the project.

Find out more here.