Another major Hawke's Bay roading project is underway, following the official start of construction of the SH50A Hawke's Bay Expressway Southern Extension today.
Motorists travelling southbound on the Southern Motorway [SH1] are warned to expect delays as the NZ Transport Agency tries to complete repair work early on the Orams Road overbridge at Manurewa.
Significant reductions in the speed limit are now in place on both the south and northbound lanes of the Newmarket Viaduct on the Southern Motorway, as part of the Newmarket Connection: Viaduct Replacement Project. The NZ Transport Agency urges all motorists to slow down and drive with caution through what is now a live construction zone.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding people that several changes to New Zealand's road rules will take effect from 1 November, in addition to the ban on using hand-held mobile phones when driving.
The NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers to give themselves extra time to reach their destination and to drive with patience if heading north from Auckland this Labour Weekend.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will be trialling initiatives to manage returning traffic through Otaki this Labour weekend in order to ease congestion that regularly builds on State Highway 1 at holiday periods.
New traffic lights on the SH75 Halswell/Dunbars Road intersection designed to improve safety and traffic flows will be activated at 10am tomorrow morning.
The final road layout under the Viaduct on Chapel St for the NZ Transport Agency's Harbour Link Project is not expected to be completed until early November.
Proposed traffic improvements through Bethlehem Township are now in the final stages of design and are expected to be available for public viewing in early November.
The Holden Commodore ute has become the first Australian-made utility vehicle to receive the top five star crash test rating for occupant protection from the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP).