The start of September sees the first shoots of the summer road renewals programme start to form, with road workers shifting their attention from winter maintenance onto more proactive treatments.
Nelson residents and drivers are encouraged to plan ahead so they are not caught out by maintenance works on State Highway 6, Whakatu Drive, next month.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says work is underway to re-open SH35 between Beach Road and the Motu River Bridge East of Ōpōtiki, with fallen trees and other debris blocking the road.
Long-awaited and much needed safety improvements between Huapai and Waimauku can now get underway, following a decision from the Environment Court and a construction contract confirmed for the project.
Keeping drivers up to speed will be a major benefit from technology due to be installed along State Highway 1 and part of State Highway 59 in Wellington.
Te Ara o Te Ata: Mt Messenger Bypass has created a 40-metre work exclusion zone around a nesting kiwi bird, as the project continues its focus on caring for native species near the project area.
Good progress is being made in installing new safety improvements along State Highway 2, Upper Hutt, with 1.5 kilometres of new median barriers now in place between Whakatiki and Gibbons Streets.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency would like to thank road users for heeding weather warnings and driving to the conditions during last week’s snow event in the Central Plateau, which saw the closure of the Desert Road.
More than 150 vehicles had to wait in freezing conditions in the Tongariro National Park this time last week after truck crashes and snow and ice forced the closure of highways in the Central Plateau.
Newly published results of a six-month trial of safety cameras in Auckland provide further evidence on the scale of mobile phone use by drivers and the failure of vehicle occupants to use seatbelts.
Two staff on the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway project have gained recognition at this year’s National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Awards.