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, 11 March 2016. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Motorists are reminded to leave extra time when travelling around the Bay of Plenty and Waikato over the coming months as work on major projects and roadworks ramps up.
The NZ Transport Agency will be giving visitors to Northland’s Field Days this week an opportunity to find out what driving skills they need to brush up on.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that State Highway 35 on the East Cape is CLOSED at Ruakokore as trees have come down and are blocking both lanes of the road.
Work on a major reseal of SH30A in Rotorua gets underway this weekend and motorists are advised to expect delays and allow extra time to get around the city.
A north western busway, new park and rides, an alternative corridor parallel to State Highway 16 through Kumeu/Huapai, extended commuter rail services and state highway improvements are part of potential transport plans to support large numbers of new houses in north west Auckland.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that State Highway 36 (between Tauranga and Rotorua) is CLOSED due to a serious crash just south of Western Road, Ngongotaha.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists they won’t be able to exit Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (SH16) westbound at St Lukes this weekend, as work continues towards completing projects which are part of the Western Ring Route.
The southbound lanes of the Ngaruawahia section of the Waikato Expressway will be closed for a week this month while contractors carry out road works and apply the final seal.
Queenstown drivers who use the Kawarau Falls traffic signal-controlled bridge may encounter a manual Stop/Go temporary system controlling traffic flows on Friday, 4 March, between 10 am and 2 pm.