The Holden Commodore ute has become the first Australian-made utility vehicle to receive the top five star crash test rating for occupant protection from the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP).
The completion of the NZ Transport Agency's Piarere to Oak Tree Bends Realignment project between the SH1/SH29 intersection at Piarere and Tirau township was celebrated with an official ribbon cutting earlier today.
Construction on the NZ Transport Agency's SH3 Rugby Road Underpass Realignment at Tariki is making excellent progress, with a significant section of the project already open to traffic.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 23 October.
NZTA wishes to advise repair and strengthening work to the Orams Road Bridge over the Southern Motorway [SH1] at Manurewa have been brought forward four days, and will start tonight [Wednesday, 14 October].
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is reminding drivers that changes to New Zealand's road rules - including a ban on the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving - come into force in less than three weeks' time.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that restricted opening hours will be in place for one more week on State Highway 36 between Tauranga and Rotorua, and the highway will return to full 24-hour operation from Monday October 19.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 16 October.
The NZ Transport Agency wishes to advise that the southbound lanes between Gillies Avenue off ramp and Greenlane East on ramp, will be closed Sunday 11 October to Thursday 15 October. Closures start at 10pm and finish at 5.30am.
Opening the Chapel St Viaduct on the NZ Transport Agency's Harbour Link Project is back on track after weather delayed its scheduled opening yesterday.