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Scheduled Event Road Closures

Below you'll find a list of scheduled event road closures that have been approved or publicly notified.

To plan your journey around ongoing roadworks in the district, head over to the Waka Kotahi (NZTA) journey planner app.

Biketober Festival

Listed below are the closures in place for Biketober Festival Opening Weekend on Saturday 30 September.

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

Ardmore Street Carpark (by Speights and Big Fig)

Full Closure

8.30am

8.30pm

 

Cyclorama 2023

Listed below are the closures in place for Cyclorama from 20 October to 22 October 2023.

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

Buckingham Street West

Full Closure

7.00am

6.00pm

 


Queenstown Marathon

Listed below are the temporary road closures in place for the 2023 Queenstown Marathon on Saturday 18 November.

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

The Avenue, Millbrook

Full Closure

6.00am

11.00am

Malaghans Road

Manual Traffic Control – Stop/Stop

8.00am

10.00am

Manse Road

(All)

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Surrey Street

(All)

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Villiers Street

(All)

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Buckingham Street

(All)

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Merioneth Street

Buckingham Street to Bedford Street

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Bedford Street

Merioneth Street to Cardigan Street

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Nairn Street

Bedford Street to Wilcox Green

Full Closure

8.00am

10.00am

Centennial Avenue

From RP 2.600 - 3.155

Full Closure + Manual Traffic Control- Stop/ Stop

8.30am

10.30am

McDonnell Road

Full Closure + Manual Traffic Control

Stop/ Stop

8.30am

10.30am

Hogan’s Gully Road

Full Closure

8.30am

10.30am

Arrowtown- Lake Hayes Road

From RP 1.728- 2.945

Full Closure

8.30am

10.30am

(11.00am)*

Arrowtown- Lake Hayes Road

From RP 0 –1.728 and RP 2.945–5.307

Full Closure

Resident access only

8.30am

10.30am

Lake Hayes Track

Closed

8.30am

12.00pm

Rutherford Road

(All)

Full Closure

8.30am

1.00pm

Slopehill Road East

From Rutherford Road to Speargrass Flat Road

Full Closure

8.30am

1.00pm

Speargrass Flat Road

From Arrowtown – Lake Hayes Road to Slopehill Road East

Full Closure

8.30am

1.00pm

Speargrass Road from Slopehill Road East to Hunter Road

Full Closure

7.45am

1.30pm

Speargrass Flat Road

Hunter Road to Domain Road

Full Closure

5.00am

9.00am

(1.30pm)*

Birchwood Road

Full Closure

6.30pm

9.00am

Domain Road from Speargrass Flat Road to Lower Shotover Road

Full Closure

6.30pm

9.00am

(1.30pm)*

Hunter Road

Open, but cannot link onto Lower Shotover Road during this time.

7.45am

9.00am

Lower Shotover Road from Domain Road to Spence Road.

Full Closure

Residents access only

7.45am

9.00am

Lower Shotover Road

Speargrass Flat Road to Domain Road

Full Closure

7.45am

1.30pm

(9.00am)*

Slopehill Road West

Full Closure

Residents access to Lower Shotover Road only if safe to do so between 0945 - 1330

7.45am

1.30pm

Lower Shotover Road / Domain Road intersection

Manual Traffic Control

Stop/ Go

9.00am

1.00pm

Spence Road

From Old School Road to the Old Shotover Bridge.

Full Closure

7.45am

10.30am

Old School Road

Full Closure

7.45am

2.00pm

Boyes Crescent

From RP 2.40- 5.18 including Bridge Street

Full Closure

 

7.00am

9.00am

Allan Crescent (All)

Full Closure

5.00am

3.30pm

Frankton Beach Access

Full Closure

7.00am

3.30pm

Frankton Arm Track

Full Closure

7.00am

5.00pm

Park Street

From RP 2.66 – 1.218

Full Closure

7.00am

5.00pm

Marine Parade (All)

Full Closure

7.00am

5.00pm

Rees Street (All)

Full Closure, open to Emergency Vehicles only

7.00am

5.00pm

Beach Street – from Camp Street to Shotover Street

Full Closure

7.00am

5.00pm

SH6A – Shotover Street

Traffic flows controlled- Detours in place to avoid this area

7.00am

5.00pm

Duke Street

Full Closure

7.00am

5.00pm

Camp Street- from Shotover Street to Robins Road

Full Closure

7.00am

5.00pm

Memorial Street

Full Closure

5.00am

6.00pm

Stanley Street- from Shotover Street to Memorial Street

Full Closure

5.00am

6.00pm

Templeton Way

Full Closure

5.00am

6.00pm

Man Street- from Brecon Street to Camp Street

Full Closure

5.00am

5.00pm

* Contingency Plan times

Coronet Peak Hill Climb

Listed below are the closures in place for Coronet Peak Hill Climb on Saturday 25 November.

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

Coronet Peak Road (from Skippers Road to ski field carpark)

Partial Closure

8.00am

6.00pm

Queenstown New Years Eve Celebrations

Listed below are the closures in place for the Queenstown New Years Eve Celebrations on Sunday 31 December 2023.

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

Beach Street (from Rees Street to Shotover Street)

Partial Closure

7.00am

2.00pm

Beach Street (from Camp Street to Shotover Street, including Cow Lane)

Partial Closure

3.00pm

3.00am (1 January 2024)

Rees Street (from Shotover Street to Marine Parade)

Partial Closure

3.00pm

3.00am (1 January 2024)

Marine Parade

Partial Closure

3.00pm

3.00am (1 January 2024)


These closures exclude deliveries.

Wānaka New Years Eve Celebrations

Listed below are the closures in place for the Wānaka New Years Eve Celebrations on Friday 29 December and Saturday 30 December 2023.

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

Ardmore Street (log cabin layby only, excluding buses)

Partial Closure

8.00am

12.00am

Ardmore Street (small layby adjacent to Kai Whakapai Eatery and The Doughbin Bakery)

Partial Closure

6.00pm

4.00am


Listed below are the closures in place for the Wānaka New Years Eve Celebrations on Sunday 31 December 2023 and Monday 1 January 2024

Name of Road

Closure Type

Start

End

Ardmore Street (log cabin only, excluding buses)

Partial Closure

8.00am

3.00am

Ardmore Street (from Dungarvon Street to Lakeside Road)

Partial Closure

5.00pm

3.00am

Ardmore Street (small layby adjacent to Kai Whakapai Eatery and The Doughbin Bakery)

Partial Closure

6.00pm

4.00am

Helwick Street (from Ardmore Street to Dunmore Street)

Partial Closure

5.00pm

3.00am

 


Any questions?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these scheduled road closures, please don’t hesitate to reach out via: 
services@qldc.govt.nz