State Highway 63 reopens at 6pm on Wednesday, after it was closed due to continuous rain. State Highway 63 will reopen at 6pm on Wednesday night, after it was closed due to flooding. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency road crews had been busy on Wednesday clearing culverts and repairing road surfaces in preparation for reopening SH63 early Wednesday evening. Top of the South Transport Agency System manager Andrew James thanked everyone for taking care on the alternate route. READ MORE:* West Coast highway closed by storm could be fixed by Friday* Murchison road reopens after day-long closure* Businesses feeling the pinch after State Highway 1 reopeningNZ Transport Agency closed the section of State Highway 63 east of St Arnaud on Tuesday morning, leaving motorists to take the simplest alternate route, via Nelson on State Highway 6.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2019 02:48 UTC