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Open day for Russley Road State Highway 1 upgrade

5 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will hold an open day next week to give the local community and businesses an opportunity to find out more about the agency's plans to improve safety and ease traffic congestion on Russley Road.

NZTA delivers benefits of new Auckland on-ramp early

5 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

Works to improve the Papakura interchange on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) is ahead of schedule and the NZ Transport Agency will open the new northbound on-ramp this Monday (8 October) earlier than expected.

NZTA resuming work on Auckland's new waterfront link

4 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency says it will resume work this Sunday night to complete Auckland's Jacobs ladder footbridge and hopes to have the new walkway over the State Highway 1 motorway at St Marys Bay completed before Christmas.

Big lift will close Auckland's Southern Motorway at Newmarket

3 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that there will be overnight closures on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Newmarket this Sunday, 7 October, while the new Dilworth Footbridge is lifted into position across the traffic lanes.

NZTA welcomes new funding to bring forward work on SH2 Napier to Gisborne freight route

2 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today's announcement of additional Crown funding to bring forward the design and construction of additional passing opportunities on SH2 between Napier and Gisborne in order to improve journey times and efficiency on this key inter-regional freight route.

Further rock falls close Otago and West Coast Highway tonight

2 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency says slip debris that came down overnight on State highway six at a slip site near Makarora has forced the closure of this section of highway for a second night.

Important motorway closure info - Newmarket Viaduct - Sun 7 October (overnight)

2 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

This is to let you know that State Highway 1 (SH1) over Newmarket will be closed overnight on Sunday 7 October 2012.

Central Auckland motorway link almost ready says NZTA

2 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

Final work is underway to have the Wellington Street on-ramp in central Auckland ready to re-open for traffic joining the northbound lanes of State Highway 1 motorway next Monday morning (8 October).

NZTA urging parents to get teen drivers into safer cars

2 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is urging the parents of teenage drivers to get their teens behind the wheel of the safest car the family can afford.

Slip closes Otago/West Coast Highway tonight (1 October)

1 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency says tonight's closure of State highway six at a slip site near Makarora is due to heavy rain today further destabilising some areas of the slip.

Ngaruawahia Bridge Painting

1 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that work is underway this week to repaint the Waikato River Bridge on State Highway 1 at Ngaruawahia.

Big changes to Auckland's roading network

1 October 2012 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

Some 50 kilometres of Auckland roads have had their State Highway status uplifted and their ownership has been transferred from the NZ Transport Agency to Auckland Council, and they will now be maintained and operated as local roads by Auckland Transport.

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