It’s another milestone for the MacKays to Peka Peka Alliance. They’ve just been named as finalists for Safety Innovation in the 2014 Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards. And Alliance Manager Alan Orange is over the moon.
The Transport Agency is reminding motorists that from Monday onwards, the temporary diversion on Buckle Street will be closed and motorists will be using the new Arras Tunnel.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that SH1 through the Desert Road has re-opened to traffic following a four-hour closure from 1pm to 5pm today to allow for the safe recovery and removal of a truck which was involved in a crash on the road this morning.
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today’s confirmation of changes to New Zealand’s Graduated Driver Licensing System aimed at improving the safety of novice drivers and motorcyclists.
The NZ Transport Agency and the New Zealand Rental Vehicle Association has launched a South Island trial of a new resource aimed at providing visiting drivers with an instant lesson on New Zealand’s road rules in Queenstown.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that it will be undertaking urgent repair and resurfacing work to a number of stretches of highway over the coming weeks on the Kapiti Coast, but delays are expected to be minor because the work is being carried out at night.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to keep an eye on the weather and take extra care travelling this weekend, with extreme winds, rain and snow expected in several parts of the country.
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming news that Parliament has voted to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood for drivers aged 20 and over.
Initial work will begin over the next few months on the Transmission Gully motorway north of Wellington. This follows today’s announcement by the NZ Transport Agency that the contract has been signed for this project to be delivered as New Zealand’s first Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a state highway.
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today’s announcement that electronic stability control (ESC) will be phased in as a mandatory feature in new and used light vehicles entering the New Zealand fleet, starting with new vehicles from July 2015.
Two key accountability documents – our Statement of Intent and Statement of Performance Expectations 2014-18 – were released recently. They set our direction for the next four years.