The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the Papakura on-ramp, northbound, on the Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) will be closed this Wednesday and Thursday night, 18 and 19 July, as part of the Papakura Interchange upgrade. The work will be carried out between 9:00pm and 5am.
Access to State Highway 3 near Awakino is now back to two lanes as at 4.30 pm today, following yesterday's slips which blocked the road on two occasions.
Heavy rain has caused a 60 metre long slip on SH3 near Awakino and the road is likely to be blocked until later tonight (Monday 16 July). An alternative route is available and it may take a number of hours for road crews to restore at least single lane access to the highway.
Small car buyers and ute buyers are the winners, following today’s announcement by the AA and the New Zealand Transport Agency that the Hyundai i30 and Holden Colorado have scored the best safety rating possible in the latest Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) crash testing.
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, 20 July.
Motorists travelling on State Highway 2 between Domain Road intersection and Bruce Road are advised lane diversions and temporary speed restrictions will be in place from this afternoon whilst emergency repairs continue to be carried out on the road surface.
The NZ Transport Agency has today announced its plans for the next stage of the Ōtaki to Levin section of the State Highway 1 Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance, proposing a staged upgrade of the existing highway, starting with a series of safety improvements between Ōtaki and SH57.
The New Zealand Transport Agency is broadening its investigation and consultation to consider alternative interchanges on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway.
The NZ Transport Agency says bridge crews are working hard at the Manawatu Gorge to establish a permanent route following the loss of the temporary road last week to flooding.
The NZ Transport Agency is taking steps to cut the number of feral pigeons that are damaging the steel work on the Alexandra Bridge on State Highway 8 in Central Otago.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to avoid a section of Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) after a crash closed both northbound lanes near the Takanini interchange late this morning.
The NZ Transport Agency says both northbound lanes of Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) near the Takanini interchange have re-opened after a crash late this morning.
The New Zealand Transport Agency says new traffic lights on the SH 74 QEI1/Drive Marshlands road intersection will be switched on at 9 am this Saturday (14 July 2012).
Motorists are being advised to take extreme care when travelling throughout the Taranaki and King Country area over the next week as continuing cold weather is creating a higher prevalence of ice on road surfaces.
Motorists are being advised to take extreme care when travelling throughout the Taranaki and King Country area over the next week as continuing cold weather is creating a higher prevalence of ice on road surfaces.