Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is anticipating high volumes of traffic on state highways and ’hotspot’ local roads across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty this Labour Day long weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and New Zealand Police are asking Kiwis to plan ahead, slow down, and buckle up for a safe 2020 Labour Day long weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is consulting on the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) (Covid-19-Temporary Extension of Deemed Licences) Amendment Rule 2020.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency expects to open State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge in the Far North to a single lane of traffic over the Christmas holiday period.
Sections of state highway across Taranaki will be repaired and re-sealed over coming months, with Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s spring/summer road maintenance programme underway.
On Tuesday 13 October, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency announced a timetable change (starting Sunday 18 October) to the night work to install permanent rockfall protection between Peketa and the Parititahi Tunnels south of Kaikōura to increase productivity.
Construction is ramping up on Section 2 of the Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive Shared Path, with the project team working closely with a local pony club to ensure good outcomes for the club during construction of the pathway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that construction is set to begin on the realignment of State Highway 2 (SH2) College Road to Silverstream Station.
Planned full night time closures of State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill are set to resume from Sunday 8 November to enable essential maintenance and slip prevention works to be safely carried out.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance have completed the major earthquake repairs on the Inland Road (Route 70).
Over 50 slips occurred on the Inland Road, and seven bridges were damaged in the November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
Since September, 12 riders have lost their lives on New Zealand roads, five this month alone. That means there are 12 families and countless friends grieving for their loved ones.
