Local forestry companies, log transport operators and ACC have teamed up to deliver a safety programme to 36 Waikato and Bay of Plenty rural schools in coming months.
The NZ Transport Agency says a temporary 50km/h speed limit extending into a 100km/h section of State highway 1 north of Mataura is likely to be lifted in the next week or two.
The Transport Agency says work on the State Highway1/5 roundabout south of Tirau will continue over winter, with the final road connections to be completed in spring as the deep excavations needed to complete the tie-ins require drier weather.
Today, the historic Home of Compassion Creche will begin the first phase of its journey to its final resting place as part of the National War Memorial Park development.
The second of the two new bridges being built by the NZ Transport Agency over the Waitaki River on State Highway 82 at Kurow will be officially opened in three weeks – ahead of schedule.
New Plymouth is one step closer to making its current congestion problems a thing of the past, with confirmation today that construction on the Vickers to City project will begin in July.
Drivers are advised of changes to a section of Auckland’s Great North Road interchange from tomorrow (Tuesday 20 May) when three lanes will become two.