Work to improve three Richmond intersections on SH6 before the end of winter 2009 is a step closer now that the construction contract has been awarded.
The NZ Transport Agency will begin preparatory work on the northern (Onehunga) side of SH20 Mangere Bridge from Wednesday 1 October. The work, which will involve the establishment of two site offices, is part of progress on the SH20 Manukau Harbour Crossing project.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that State Highway 1 will be temporarily closed in Tirau for two nights to enable ONTRACK to replace the overhead rail bridge.
The NZ Transport Agency Board will decide by the end of the year whether to recommend that a proposal for a walkway/cycleway on the Auckland Harbour Bridge be progressed.
An award-winning initiative that improves safety and helps keep roads open in the Central Plateau is first and foremost a winner for road users, says the NZ Transport Agency network operations manager Dave Bates.
It claimed one life and ripped apart a small community, but a tragic road crash also inspired an educational initiative that today won the Premier Award in the latest New Zealand Road Safety Innovation and Achievement Awards.
Access between Norton Road and Lincoln Street will be restored again next Saturday, September 27, with the opening of the Norton Road connection to the Rifle Range Road Roundabout.
The NZTA is undertaking a project to improve the Tauranga Central Corridor from the Maungatapu/Welcome Bay Roundabouts to Cameron Road, and is holding a project open day on Thursday 25 September.
The final section of the 2.9 km additional northbound motorway lane on SH1 between Northcote and Sunnynook will open to traffic later this week following final inspections.