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 19 March.
The opening of the new Bell Block bypass on State Highway 3, about 5 kilometres north of New Plymouth, will ease congestion and improve road safety, NZ Transport Agency regional director Jenny Chetwynd said.
Additional safety improvements are being included as part of the new passing lane nearing completion on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Otaki and Waikanae.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is expanding its traffic information service for drivers by increasing the number of webcams on State Highway 1 to give people more detailed information about highway conditions before they travel.
The NZ Transport Agency and Rotorua District Council have received the last of three independent reports into the August 2009 rockfall in the Mangorewa Gorge on State Highway 36 between Tauranga and Rotorua.
Work on stabilising two sections of unstable rock at the Nevis Bluff, about midway between Cromwell and Queenstown on state highway 6, has been successfully completed ahead of schedule.
Development of the Pūhoi-to-Wellsford Road of National Significance has taken an important step forward with the NZ Transport Agency awarding a contract for investigation work to decide what alignment the road will follow.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that the northbound lanes on State Highway 1 between Princes Street off ramp and on ramp will be closed tonight, Wednesday 10 March, to allow the installation of over height steel protection on the bridge.
A $51m NZ Transport Agency project to upgrade State Highway 1 (SH1) through Whangarei is gathering momentum with the agency set to award a tender shortly to construct the Kamo Bypass stage 2.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that urgent remedial road works are about to start just to the north of the Matahorua Gorge and the Matahorua Gorge Realignment project in the vicinity of the Samarkand Station, on SH2 about 50km north of Napier/70km south of Wairoa.
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 12 March.
The Te Rapa section of the Waikato Expressway will be under construction by September this year, providing a near $170 million boost to the Waikato economy and unlocking the growth potential of northwestern Hamilton and Horotiu
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that the Wellesley Street /Port exits [Exit 429] on the Southern Motorway [SH1] will be closed on Saturday, 6 March, from 7am to 11am.