1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: But first is the weather is starting to come good 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: and the days are getting longer. Out come the high 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: vis vest as we get stuck into improving our roads. 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: There's a whole bunch of stuff that gets underway this week. 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: From MCTA Chris Chambers. 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 2: Morning, Good morning. 7 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: What's going on? 8 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: Just start of the construction season for the state highways, 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: specially around mc cannery starting today. 10 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: So let's the big one is going to be right 11 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: in the center of town here between South Street and 12 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: the bridge. So what's that the BCN the bridge past 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: the new Walworth's there. 14 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's correct. So the works that started the actually 15 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: started last night. That's from South Street to just south 16 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 2: north of the Ashburton Bridge. Works for happening there Sunday 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: to Thursday nights at the moment, and that's the last 18 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: of that project. Expected to take about two weeks to complete. 19 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, on that project, I remember cruise with it earlier 20 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: in the year, So so why are you back? 21 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: That's correct. Pause of works just stood at the winter 22 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: season and ideal temperatures, so now it's the right time 23 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: to do the works. 24 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: And what's left to do just that. 25 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: Section that we just spoke about from South Street to 26 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: the bridge, removing the existing pavement and just rebuilding it. 27 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 1: Oh okay, so there's going to be a bit of milling, 28 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: bit a heavy artillery there. 29 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: That's right for the milling, removing the service and just 30 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 2: relaying the ash. 31 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: Out credit to your cruise for doing the guts of 32 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: the work at night between eight pm and six a m. 33 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: And what we can expect delays around ten minutes during 34 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: that period. 35 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, ten to sustained minutes is likely to be seen 36 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: there understop go single lane traffic. So do you think 37 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: there will be some delays to. 38 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: Traveling metazone and what else is going on. 39 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: We've also got a site that's starting today at on 40 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: State Highway seventy seven. 41 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: It's the Meath and Highway is. 42 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: It mess Of and Highway just past the Ashbelde and 43 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: Staveley Bridge Road. We've got a road rehabilitation work just 44 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: on the corner, probably around four weeks work again understop 45 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: go sing lane traffic. If you're traveling to Messvan or 46 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: from messmin Deshburden, just just expect ten to fifteen minutes. 47 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: To last year as well, and then somehow we've still 48 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: got staff available to get stuck in at that site 49 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: of ealing, which is the site of the Ringotata bridge 50 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: that seems to have been causing you guys a bit 51 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: of while over the years. 52 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: Yes, we've got the remainder of that works to be 53 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: completed north of the Rangatata Bridge, and we're actually going 54 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: through the passing lane as well for the stage of 55 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: the works, widening the parsing lane slightly wider, just to 56 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 2: create that more safer, wider scent line zone through the 57 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: passing lane. 58 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: As well, which is great so for our regular commuters 59 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: to Timaru and vice versa. How much extra time do 60 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: we need to build into our schedule. 61 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: Here ten to fifteen minutes generally the works south of 62 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: Eshburnen during the day, whereas the works that we spoke 63 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: about earlier within eshbur obviously at night. So if you're 64 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: traveling south of esh In two temporary place, ten to 65 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: fifteen minutes of additional travel at the time, So probably 66 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: the end of November, middle of December. 67 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, good stuff and respect all those roading crews that 68 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: are out there doing the hard mahi to make those 69 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: roads a better place. Lots going on. You can find 70 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: the details as well on the Enzta Journey Planner website.