Bright new NZTA link improves community safety in Auckland 31 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency Walkers and cyclists now have safer access across Auckland's busy Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16) with the official opening today of the Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge.
Safety work will close Northland's SH12 at Hardies Bridge 31 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency is closing State Highway 12 (SH12) to all traffic at Hardies Bridge near Matakohe in Northland for six hours on Tuesday (February 12) for maintenance work.
SH30 at Ruato Bay to be closed overnight for investigation works 31 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency State Highway 30 (SH30) Ruato Bay will be closed overnight for three consecutive nights so investigations can be carried out to determine an effective solution to stabilise the cliff face which caused a large slip last year and reduced a section of this road to one lane.
Closure of Redoubt Road on-ramp, northbound 30 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the Redoubt Road onramp, northbound, on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Manukau will be closed tonight (Wednesday, 30 January) for emergency repairs to a damaged guard rail. The work will be carried out between 9pm and 5am.
Hundreds of events aim to get Kiwis on their bikes 30 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency Thousands of keen Kiwis cyclists are expected to participate in a series of events around the country during February as part of Bike Wise Month, New Zealand's annual cycling celebration that encourages more Kiwis to get on their bikes.
Hearing to change designation for a new Kawarau Falls Bridge 28 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency An application by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to change the designation for a new two-lane bridge at Kawarau Falls Bridge on State highway 6 near Queenstown will be heard next month.
Auckland overnight motorway closures 27 January - 1 February 27 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 1 February.
Warkworth improvements move up a gear 25 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency says it has obtained funding for the next stage of the State Highway 1 improvements in Warkworth - the upgrade of the Hudson Road/State Highway 1 intersection.
New Buckle St diversion as crews prepare for Memorial Park Underpass 24 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The new Buckle Street diversion road opens tomorrow morning Friday 25 January, with new routes for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers as the Memorial Park Alliance moves towards construction of the new underpass.
Waikato Expressway one step closer with construction of Rangiriri 24 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency has awarded a contract to build the $105 million Rangiriri section of the Waikato Expressway, Road of National Significance, to Fletcher Construction.
Competitor's safety first in second annual Milford Classic cycle race 23 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says protecting competitors from possible rockfalls is behind its decision to exclude the Homer Tunnel section of State Highway 94 from this Saturday's (26 January) Milford Sound to Te Anau cycle race.
Temporary portal extension for Homer Tunnel 23 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says work will start tomorrow ( 24 January) weather permitting, on the installation of a temporary portal extension at the Homer Tunnel on State Highway 94, as part of the agency’s efforts to improve safety for road users at a rock fall site in an area high above the western entrance of the tunnel.
Summer sun promises busy highways this weekend 23 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency Predicted fine weather and the final long weekend of summer will contribute to heavy traffic volumes on Auckland's motorways this weekend, and the NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan their journeys now to avoid possible delays.
Free resources to get workplaces cycling 22 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency To help New Zealand businesses get more employees in the saddle, the NZ Transport Agency has launched a new set of free Bike Wise resources.
Final surfacing of new Caversham Highway by-pass underway 22 January 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency The NZTA says the last major job on the new 1.4 kilometre State Highway 1 four-lane Caversham by-pass in Dunedin involving applying the final surfacing of the highway should be completed by the end of this week.
