People can find out more about ideas to improve safety on State Highway 1 between Oamaru and Dunedin during a series of community drop-in events in April.
The Takaka Hill Road into Golden Bay, SH60, will close to all traffic at 7pm this evening (Friday, 23 March) but may close earlier if rain resumes and conditions deteriorate.
The Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA) has won New Zealand’s premier road safety award with a simple but effective modification of traffic signals to stop motorists driving the wrong way on to Auckland motorways.
The NZ Transport Agency will be temporarily closing the Waiho Bridge over four weeks at night from 25 March (this Sunday night). The four weeks of night-time closures will run from Sunday to Friday each week, 25 March to 20 April, 10 pm to 6 am.
A short detour will be in place for eastbound traffic, overnight Sunday 25 March and Monday 26 March while the road surface on the ramp from SH2 Tamatea Arikinui Drive to Takitimu Drive is repaired.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists travelling on State Highway 1 through the Brynderwyn Hills of work starting on Sunday 25 March to lay new seal on the road.
The NZ Transport Agency is seeking public input on a proposal to lower the speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h along the section of State Highway 58 from State Highway 2 to Bradey Road.
Road crews are preparing to use explosives to help clear the huge slip that’s closed State Highway 11 between Paihia and Kawakawa in Northland since Tuesday 13 February.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists of a revised plan for night time closures on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei to repair and resurface the three Mata Bridges. The start of works has been cancelled again tonight because of bad weather.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to allow extra time when travelling on State Highway 1 in Mid and South Canterbury early this week as an annual bridge inspection programme gets underway in the area.
Truck and trailer units will be able to travel on the Takaka Hill Road into and out of Golden Bay, SH60, from midday Tuesday 20 March, with the lunchtime, (permits-only) freight convoy.
