The NZ Transport Agency has announced a $591 million transport package designed to grow industry and jobs, improve safety, and support economic development and population growth in the Bay of Plenty.
Unlocking economic growth, reducing travel time between Auckland and Cambridge and improving safety is the focus of a $1.821 billion investment into the Waikato’s transport network, announced today by the NZ Transport Agency.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to expect delays when travelling on state highways through Tauranga over the next fortnight, as contractors carry out ‘mill and fill’ works as part of an asphalt repair programme.
Rotorua is set to retain its status as ‘New Zealand’s favourite place to cycle’, after the Prime Minister announced a $1.5 million funding injection for local cycling projects.
Plans to connect Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty with a series of cycling paths have received a $3.8 million funding boost through the Government’s Urban Cycleways Fund.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists travelling on State Highway 2 between Te Puke and Paengaroa to expect delays this week, as contractors carry out resurfacing on either side of the Kaituna River Bridge.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to open a toll account to make travelling on the soon to be opened Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road, and the Takitimu Drive Toll Road (Route K) as convenient as possible.
The NZ Transport Agency says stop/go traffic management will be in place on roads in the Whakatane district next week as contractors roll out a water cutting programme.
Michelle Te Wharau lives and breathes road safety and that was recognised recently when the NZ Transport Agency’s Waikato principal safety engineer received a special honour.
The NZ Transport Agency advises people travelling around Bay of Plenty to expect delays and allow extra time to get to their destination, as speed restrictions of 30km/h and stop/go traffic management will be in place at various state highway sites around the region.