The NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport have thanked the local community for their feedback on the options developed to improve transport connections into and out of Onehunga-Penrose and the reliability of bus services between Māngere, Ōtāhuhu and Sylvia Park.
Another round of safety improvement work, starts on Monday 24 November 2014 at the Nevis Bluff above State Highway 6 about half way between Cromwell and Queenstown.
State Highway 6 through Haast Pass will close for two nights next week (24 to 28 November) to enable the replacement of the bridge at the Diana Falls slip site.
With freight volumes through Canterbury forecast to double in the next 30 years, planning is already well underway to improve capacity and efficiency on the existing transport infrastructure network to support freight demand.
Four rescue helicopter landing pads have been built around the Southern Coromandel as part of a multi-agency motorcycle safety project, led by the NZ Transport Agency.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 21 November. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that detours are in place on a stretch of the Te Rapa section of the Waikato Expressway to allow contractors to complete maintenance works.
Motorists are advised that detours will be in place on State Highway 2 (SH2) between Domain Road and Welcome Bay Road from Sunday night, as contractors continue work on the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project.
The NZ Transport Agency says lower legal alcohol limits which come into force in just over two weeks’ time will begin making our roads safer from day one, providing safer journeys for all New Zealanders as the country heads into the festive season.
The NZ Transport Agency, Porirua City Council and Hutt City Council are jointly hosting an information day talk to and seek feedback from road users and other interested people about proposals to reduce deaths and serious injuries on State Highway 58 and some connecting local roads.
The first stage of work is now underway to overhaul New Zealand’s busiest section of motorway south of the Bombay Hills to help relieve some of Wellington’s worst evening peak congestion problems on both State Highway 1 and city road networks.
The State Highway 1 (SH1) southbound slow lane, just south of Cambridge, will be closed permanently from November 17 as work on the Waikato Expressway ramps up.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to plan ahead and check for the latest information on-line before travelling with two separate motorway closures planned this coming weekend.