We’re about to mark a significant milestone in the project to improve Borck Creek bridge on Lower Queen Street, the opening of the temporary bypass road.

But to get the final touches done, there will be further overnight road closures before we open the temporary bypass road around the main construction site.

To install a watermain, which is the final re-alignment of the underground water and wastewater services, we need to shut the road between 6.00pm on Tuesday 14 October and 6.00am the following morning.

The overnight closures on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 October will also include the LQS-McShane Road intersection. This means vehicle access between Lower Queen Street and State Highway 6 will be via Swamp or Lansdowne Roads.

The following week, on Tuesday 21 October there will be overnight work on the site between 6.00pm and 6.00am to complete road marking and the realignment of electrical cables. The road will not be fully closed and there will be stop/go traffic management.

The new bypass road will open to traffic at 6.00am on Wednesday 22 October.

On Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 Oct, there will be further night work under stop/go traffic management to put finishing touches on this phase of the project.

Once this work is finished the construction team will turn their attention to building the new bridge.