Planting work on the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway will create up to 60 local jobs and will use over one million indigenous plants from locally sourced seeds.
Drivers are being advised to allow more time for their travel from next weekend when the NZ Transport Agency closes State Highway 1 overnight on the Brynderwyn Hills in Northland for maintenance work.
Roadworks will be a common sight along the Kapiti Coast over the next few weeks, but the good news for motorists is that it’s happening overnight to keep delays to a minimum.
The value of positive community engagement is at the heart of the NZ Transport Agency’s decision to extend its submissions period for the Petone to Grenada Link Road for a further three weeks.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers links on the Southern and Southwestern Motorway interchange (State Highways 1 and 20) at Manukau in Auckland south have re-opened after a fatal truck crash earlier this morning.
Big changes affecting all drivers using Wellesley Street East in central Auckland are planned from next Monday (24 March) for necessary work linked to the NZ Transport Agency’s Grafton Gully cycleway project.
Emergency road surfacing repairs will partially close the lane heading towards the Ellerslie-Panmure northbound on-ramp between Great South Road and the Ellerslie-Panmure roundabout to Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1).
As the upgrade of the State Highway 1/14/Maunu Road intersection in Whangarei nears completion, the NZ Transport Agency is shifting focus to the next stage of the city’s highway improvements - upgrading SH1 through Selwyn Avenue.
The first of the two new bridges being built by the NZ Transport Agency over the Waitaki River on State Highway 82 at Kurow will be officially opened on Friday 4 April.
The NZ Transport Agency says a significant closure of the Motu Bridge between Gisborne and Opotiki on State Highway 2 early next month has been avoided thanks to a system that will enable them to undertake strengthening and maintenance work on the one lane bridge, while keeping it open to traffic.
Driving conditions this weekend will be difficult as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Lusi sweep across the upper and central North Island, and the NZ Transport Agency advises people to travel with care.