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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding New Zealanders of the changes to customer services following the Auckland region moving to Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand moving to Alert Level 2 from 11.59pm on Sunday night.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the State Highway 2 Waihī to Tauranga Corridor Open Day planned for Wednesday 17 February in Katikati is regrettably postponed, due to the Bay of Plenty region entering COVID-19 Alert Level 2.
Fridays are the quietest weekday morning on Wellington’s transport network, the busiest time to drive into the city is just after 7am on a Tuesday, and traffic volumes are back to pre-Covid levels despite more people working from home, according to a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency analysis.
Work will begin this Friday, 12 February, on a major upgrade of the State Highway 58 (SH58) interchange at Pāuatahanui to allow for more traffic and better flow between SH58 and the new Transmission Gully motorway, scheduled to open in September this year.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that SH16 will be reduced to one lane for several nights at Kumeū Bridge to allow geotechnical drilling, starting on Monday 15 February.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists about upcoming overnight closures on State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill for essential maintenance work.
UPDATE TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY: The below roundabout shift, which had been scheduled to take place overnight tonight, has been postponed until overnight Thursday (11 February) due to an unfavourable weather forecast. All other details remain the same. Waka Kotahi thanks motorists for their patience.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that work to improve safety on State Highway 3 between Waitara and Bell Block will get underway next Tuesday (9 February).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has welcomed the decision by an Expert Consenting Panel to approve the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One (Ngauranga to Petone) section of Te Ara Tupua - the shared path connecting Wellington and Lower Hutt.
Waka Kotahi is advising that State Highway 2 between Pahiatua and Mangatainoka will undergo resurfacing work from next week, starting Tuesday 9 February.