Making Hawke's Bay more competitive, fostering economic growth, and improving road safety is the focus of a three-year package of transport investment for the region announced today by the NZ Transport Agency.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today announced the details of an approximate $1.3 billion programme of investment in Waikato's land transport system over the next three years.
The NZ Transport Agency has today announced a multimillion dollar transport package to boost economic growth and safety throughout the Manawatu/Whanganui region, including nearly quarter of a billion dollars on the upkeep of the regional roading network.
The NZ Transport Agency has announced that the Gorge will partially reopen just in time for spring, with motorists set to be waved through tomorrow evening (Wednesday 29 August 2012).
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) expects that State Highway 29 (SH29) at Ruahihi Bluffs will be fully reopened following a final inspection tomorrow morning after the blasting work to remove a column of unstable rock was successfully completed on Saturday.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is re-emphasising its message to motorists to avoid stopping on State Highway 46 near Tongariro, following volcanic activity in the area in the last month.
Relief is just around the corner for Manawatu motorists, with the NZ Transport Agency confirming today that it expects to reopen the Manawatu Gorge to one lane mid to late next week.
The NZ Transport Agency says a section of storm-damaged State Highway 10 in Northland has re-opened to two lanes of traffic weeks earlier than planned.
The NZ Transport Agency and Police are urging motorists to slow down when travelling on State Highway 1 (SH1) past the new Atiamuri Bridge construction site. Police carried out an operation to catch speedsters at the site late last month and found a significant number of drivers were ignoring the 50 km/h temporary speed restriction signs, placing themselves, other road users and road workers at risk.
(UPDATE 6pm 25 August 2012: State Highway 29 is now open to one lane. The Sunday work is cancelled.) The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) would like to remind drivers that State Highway 29 at Ruahihi Bluffs, west of Tauranga will be closed for most of this weekend from 7.00am to 6.00pm on Saturday (25 August) and Sunday (26 August). This section of the road will reopen on Saturday night with the works expected to be completed by Sunday night at 6.00pm.
The NZ Transport Agency and Hutt City Council are moving into the next phase of a trial to find ways to improve traffic flows at the Melling intersections of State Highway 2. This means changes to the traffic light phasing for drivers leaving Harbour View during the peak times this week until Friday 24 August.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is advising customers that due to a major computer system upgrade several of its vehicle transactions and services will not be available this weekend.
The NZ Transport Agency reopened State Highway 29 at Ruahihi Bluffs, west of Tauranga, at 5.00pm today with the closure of the road tomorrow cancelled, the agency says this section of the road will remain open to a single lane for the rest of the week.
The NZ Transport Agency has announced its plans to progress the 'Option A' bridge option around the Basin Reserve to untangle traffic congestion and free up space for public transport, pedestrians, and cyclists.
