New West Coast state highway maintenance contract being negotiated 29 May 2015 9:00 am | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region The NZ Transport Agency is currently negotiating a new maintenance contract for the West Coast’s state highway network with a partnership led by Fulton Hogan.
Major safety improvement programme rolls out on SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi 28 May 2015 5:12 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty The NZ Transport Agency says they are focused on reducing delays to motorists travelling on State Highway 2 (SH2) between Tauranga and Waihi while contractors work on a $5million safety improvement programme.
Your Wellington guide to holiday travel this long weekend 28 May 2015 3:55 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Wellington Regional Office You can’t guarantee the weather will be perfect or that your kids will behave. However, the Transport Agency says Wellington motorists can take steps to make their journeys more enjoyable and safe by planning ahead this Queen’s Birthday Weekend
Plan for a safe long weekend on our roads 28 May 2015 3:50 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region The NZ Transport Agency says journey planning and driving with extra care are the keys to drivers enjoying a safe long weekend.
Cows on the move for Gypsy Day, drive with care 28 May 2015 2:27 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists to drive with care in the Waikato this weekend with cows likely to be on some roads in the lead up to Gypsy Day on June 1.
NZ Transport Agency wins award for health and safety app 28 May 2015 2:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland and Northland The NZ Transport Agency is proud to have been recognised for its work in developing a mobile app to help with the reporting of health and safety incidents.
Careful driving needed as Queen’s Birthday weekend coincides with winter, higher traffic volumes 28 May 2015 1:25 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Wellington Regional Office Winter is coming. The upcoming long Queen’s Birthday weekend coincides with the start of winter on Monday (1 June) and the NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to adjust their driving to winter conditions to keep everyone safe on the roads.
Driving care needed as Queen’s Birthday weekend coincides with more cars and the start of winter 28 May 2015 10:54 am | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland and Northland The NZ Transport Agency says there are several factors which combined mean Auckland and Northland drivers should take extra care on the roads this Queen’s Birthday weekend.
Change in status for Northland Inland Freight Route a boost for region 28 May 2015 9:11 am | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland and Northland The NZ Transport Agency is pleased to announce that it has given its conditional support to changing the designation of a key Northland freight route to a state highway.
Motorists advised to take extra care around Gypsy Day stock moving 28 May 2015 8:35 am | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland and Northland With hundreds of Northland sharemilkers preparing to pack up their stock and move to new farms for Gypsy Day the NZ Transport Agency is reminding farmers and other road users to take extra care.
A clearway forward for Curletts Road 27 May 2015 4:19 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region Nearly four years of manoeuvring through traffic cones for users of State highway 73 (SH73) Curletts Road in Christchurch end this Tuesday, 3 June with the opening of clearways, to ease congestion and improve traffic flows along this busy road.
Planned lane changes on SH16 delayed by weather 27 May 2015 1:13 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland Regional Office The NZ Transport Agency says planned lane changes on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (SH16) have been delayed due to poor weather.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) procurement for Pūhoi to Warkworth project 27 May 2015 12:11 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Auckland and Northland The NZ Transport Agency has welcomed the Government’s decision to allow the Agency to finance, design, build, manage and maintain the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway through a Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Overwhelming support for Wellington-Hutt walking and cycling facility 27 May 2015 11:12 am | Wellington Regional Office The Wellington region is one step closer to a preferred option being identified for an improved walking and cycling facility to link the Hutt Valley with Wellington City.
Tidal surges will close SH1 Kaikoura Coast later tonight 27 May 2015 8:36 am | NZ Transport Agency: Southern Region Tidal surges that closed State highway 1 (SH1) on the Kaikoura Coast this afternoon, has prompted the Transport Agency to close the road at 11pm tonight from Kererengu North of Kaikoura and Oaro South of Kaikoura, depending on conditions it’s hoped to reopen the road at 2am.
