Work to transform the way Aucklanders travel has accelerated today with the announcement of two preferred bidders to plan and design the next phases of the city’s expanding rapid transit and multi modal transport network – Waitematā Harbour Connections and Auckland Light Rail.
Work to resurface a 680m section of State Highway 57 at Linton will get underway from next week, as part of a record programme of road maintenance and improvements planned across New Zealand over the spring and summer construction season.
With a significant summer programme of work ahead for contractors across the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region, the start of October signals that the annual renewal programme is underway.
A section of State Highway 3 at Awahuri will be closed during the day for three weeks in October to allow part of it to be rebuilt, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency declined the application for a temporary traffic management plan for the Tākahe to Akaroa road relay race this year due to significant safety concerns on SH75.
State Highway 85 inland from Dunedin, between Palmerston and Kyeburn, will reopen Friday night this week by 7 pm, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
The Hikuai River Bridge on State Highway 25 between Tairua and the Pauanui turnoff will be closed to all traffic for a series of nights in October and November while the bridge deck is replaced.
With warmer temperatures and drier spells on the horizon, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is gearing up to deliver an unrivalled summer programme across the Tairāwhiti roading network.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises improvement works on State Highway 35 at Kopuaroa Hill and Tatapouri Hill will get underway from Tuesday 27 September.
People in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti-Gisborne are asked to take particular care on the roads in coming days, with a severe thunderstorm watch for this afternoon giving way to heavy rain watches from tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon through into Friday.
Construction has started on a collection of three bridges that will cross the Te Hakao Minden Gully at Te Puna, as part of a major interchange being built for the Takitimu North Link project.
Waka Kotahi contractors worked through the night to complete temporary repairs to a section of the Northwestern Cycleway underpass at Te Atatū which was damaged during digging work on the Northwestern Busway Improvements project early on Monday morning.
Work to make State Highway 1 (SH1) Waikato Expressway safer at Tamahere is nearing completion, with two overnight closures planned to remove the temporary steel barriers.