While improvements to SH1and intersections through Warkworth continues, it’s the work taking place beneath the surface of the road that motorists can’t see that’s also keeping the NZ Transport Agency and Rodney District Council, and their contractors, busy.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging drivers in Auckland and Northland to allow extra time for their Easter holiday journeys because of road improvements projects on State Highways in both regions.
The central Auckland intersection of Franklin Road and Victoria Street West will be closed over Easter so that preparations can be made for construction of the motorway tunnel under Victoria Park.
The NZ Transport Agency expects public consultation on options for planned transport improvements around the Basin Reserve to get underway after plans for upgrading the Buckle Street Memorial Park have been decided by Government.
The NZ Transport Agency Board has approved funding to complete the investigation of the SH3 Vickers to City project, which will reduce congestion and improve safety between Bell Block and New Plymouth City.
Pedestrians and cyclists, particularly those from Mahurangi College, will be the first to benefit from the State Highway 1 Warkworth roading improvements being undertaken by the NZ Transport Agency and Rodney District Council.
Changes to Land Transport Rules coming into force on 1 April will simplify regulations without compromising safety, says Transport Minister Steven Joyce.
An open day for the proposed Western Belfast Bypass aims to give local residents an opportunity to talk first hand to NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) about the options being considered for this project.
Work on the Rugby Road Underpass on SH3 between Tariki and Norfolk Road near Stratford is progressing well, NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Whanganui State Highways Manager Errol Christiansen says. The new 3.5 km stretch of new highway is expected to be open in May.
The opening of the new Bell Block bypass on State Highway 3, about 5 kilometres north of New Plymouth, will ease congestion and improve road safety, NZ Transport Agency regional director Jenny Chetwynd said.
Additional safety improvements are being included as part of the new passing lane nearing completion on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Otaki and Waikanae.