The NZ Transport Agency is reminding young and novice drivers that new practical driving tests coming into force today (27 February) will be much more challenging and harder to pass than current tests.
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, 2 March.
Despite a week of challenging weather conditions at the Manawatu Gorge, the fourth bench at the massive slip site is nearly finished, and crews are expected the begin work on the milestone fifth bench next week.
The NZ Transport Agency says road works in the Waikato are hitting high gear, after works were deferred late last year to make sure that traffic flowed smoothly during the Rugby World Cup and during the extended period of bad weather which followed afterwards.
The NZ Transport Agency has announced plans to temporarily lower the speed limit at Rocks Road between Basin Reserve and Magazine Point at the end of this week to help improve safety for cyclists.
A new safety initiative has been launched by the NZ Transport Agency to reduce what it describes as an "alarming" number of incidents involving drivers and workers maintaining Auckland's busy motorway network.
Vehicles crashed deliberately in the pursuit of safety will be on display from Tuesday to Thursday this week in Aotea Square in central Auckland as part of an NZ Transport Agency drive to encourage the purchase of safer cars.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging young drivers and their parents to put in plenty of practice before booking appointments to sit tougher on-road driving tests being introduced from next week.
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, 24 February.
The NZ Transport Agency is close to beginning work on the pivotal fifth bench as State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge approaches an unprecedented six months of closure.
The Waimauku community will have the chance to respond to the NZ Transport Agency's plans to upgrade the intersection of State Highway 16 and Muriwai and Waimauku Station Roads when the design of a proposed roundabout is revealed at a public information day on Thursday, 23 February.
The New Zealand Transport Agency is about to commence work on a new pedestrian crossing on State Highway 85 Tarbert Street Alexandra adjacent to the St Gerards School and Ranui Rest Home.
Queues and safety concerns at an aging bridge south of Ruatoria are now a thing of the past, with the East Coast community celebrating the completion of the new Kopuaroa Bridge on State Highway 35 today.
