Important Otago highway project opened on hot Dunedin day
Five years of safety and highway improvement work costing $45 million on Dunedin’s main State Highway south of the city was celebrated today (25 November) by Minister of Transport Hon Simon Bridges and parties involved in the project.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking people to start planning their summer journeys and allowing extra travel time, as road works season gets underway across Auckland and Northland.
The next stage of the NZ Transport Agency’s Mingha Bluff to Rough Creek realignment project is about to begin, with drivers likely to have short delays over a one-lane stretch for several months.
People can find out more about plans to connect the Horsham Downs area to the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway at a community information day next month.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding customers that tolls on the Northern Gateway Toll Road (NGTR) on State Highway 1 north of Auckland will increase on November 29 2015.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking people to allow extra time when travelling around the Bay of Plenty, as the region’s biggest road works season gets underway.
25 seconds is quite a long time when you’re in a hurry. It’s enough time for Usain Bolt to cover 200 metres with five seconds to spare. It’s enough time for a hummingbird to flap its wings more than a thousand times. And just try holding your breath for that long.
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, 27 November. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
A consortium of contractors and designers has been awarded a contract to build the biggest roading project to be undertaken in the Waikato, the NZ Transport Agency says.
Keen for a family outing this Sunday? Come along to the Kāpiti Coast for a rare ‘behind the scenes’ look at the M2PP Expressway, one of the largest roading projects the Wellington region has ever seen.
A small hut which plays a big part in helping keep Northland’s roads safe has returned to SH1 at Uretiti, north of Waipu, thanks to the NZ Transport Agency.