The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging drivers to avoid State Highway 29A at the Maungatapu roundabout this weekend as delays of up to 12 minutes are possible.
A 3D animation of the Tauranga Northern Link and interactive displays showing possible safety improvements for State Highway 2 will be on show at a series of NZ Transport Agency open days this month.
The Transport Agency is advising motorists of changes taking place on State Highway 20A in Mangere tonight, Wednesday 20 July, as work to build a new trench that will eventually become the motorway heads under Kirkbride Road.
KiwiRail’s repairs to its rail crossing at Carmen Road (part of State Highway 1), between Main South Road and Waterloo Road, Hornby, will create detours for north and southbound drivers two weekends in a row.
The NZ Transport Agency has reopened State Highway 6 between Haast and Fox Glacier to one lane after a slip at Black Creek – between Fox Glacier and Karangaroa, after 8 am, closed the road temporarily.
The NZ Transport Agency closed State Highway 6 between Haast and Fox Glacier after 8 am today due to a slip at Black Creek – between Fox Glacier and Karangaroa.
Driving on parts of our highways during the winter months can be treacherous, says NZ Transport Agency Canterbury/ West Coast Journey Manager Lee Wright. “The last few days with strong winds, ice and snow on the passes have been a good reminder of this.”
The NZ Transport Agency is currently negotiating a new maintenance contract for the Central Otago highway network with a partnership led by Fulton Hogan Ltd.
The NZ Transport Agency is implementing a number of changes to New Zealand’s driver licensing system which address the findings of an independent review recently carried out by KPMG consultants.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists travelling up the Kapiti Coast that they may experience some delays this evening, with the road on the Raumati Straights reduced to one lane in both directions. Raumati Straights is the 2km stretch of State Highway 1 between Mackays Crossing and Poplar Avenue.
Cycling projects across New Zealand were recognised at the Bike to the Future Awards in Auckland tonight. Winners included a cycling junior football team, a power company and a rural school with a 60% commute-by-bike rate.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that the Manawatū Gorge will reopen at 4pm today following the recovery of a truck that went off the road and into the river on Friday 8 July.
The NZ Transport Agency has closed State Highway 8 between Tekapo and Twizel around 9 am this morning due to ice on the road as temperatures plummeted across the south of the South Island overnight and early this morning.
