A safer connection for people walking, cycling, using scooters and mobility scooters is one step closer with the construction on the new Bayfair underpass progressing well. From 20 April, the underpass will be available to use for people crossing State Highway 2/Maunganui Road walking and cycling; and the current pedestrian crossing will be removed.
Te Wai Pounamu/South Island travellers are encouraged to make their Easter and Anzac weekend journeys safer and more relaxing by using the Holiday Journey Planner to plan ahead and avoid delays.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is closing northbound lanes on a section of State Highway 1 (SH1) in the central motorway junction this Easter to replace a damaged section of bridge joint.
Waka Kotahi is advising Northlanders to prepare for heavy rainfall and strong winds late this afternoon and into tomorrow, as Cyclone Fili approaches the eastern side of New Zealand’s North Island.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people to take care and avoid unnecessary travel from late Tuesday until early Thursday, with Cyclone Fili expected to bring heavy rain and severe gales to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions.
People (and bunnies) are being encouraged not to put all their Easter eggs in one basket this long weekend by planning ahead with the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency holiday journey planner to avoid delays on some of the Central North Island’s busiest routes for holiday traffic.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people to take care and avoid unnecessary travel from late Tuesday until early Thursday, with Cyclone Fili expected to bring heavy rain and severe gales to the Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay regions.
Major safety upgrades for State Highway 2 are set to get underway this year as part of New Zealand’s Road to Zero strategy, reducing the risk of serious crashes for everyone who uses the road.
Waka Kotahi advises Auckland motorists heading north on Easter weekend to avoid the central motorway junction, where important maintenance work will close a section of the Southern Motorway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 15 April 2022.
The safety improvements project on High Street, Motueka, is almost complete with the last set of traffic signals – at the High and Tudor Street intersection – set to be switched on early next week.
Road contractors are continuing to work hard across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network in the lead up to the Easter and Anzac Day holiday period.