The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is reminding Waikato and Bay of Plenty drivers to take care on the roads over the summer and holiday season as they travel in and out of the regions.
Work to improve safety along State Highway 2 (SH2) at the Pahoia Road and Esdaile Road intersections got underway late October and it's on track to be completed in January 2013.
New Zealand car buyers have even more choice this festive season with the Automobile Association and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) today releasing the latest 5-star ANCAP new car crash safety ratings.
The NZ Transport Agency says the northbound lanes of State Highway 1 have re-opened after a truck crash closed all three lanes at lunchtime near the entrance to Auckland's Victoria Park tunnel.
Christchurch's new Southern Motorway Stage 1 has this afternoon (10 December) opened to city-bound traffic. Motorists can now use both the city-bound and southbound lanes of the new motorway.
Work continues at Waioeka Gorge, between Opotiki and Gisborne, to fully reinstate State Highway 2 with considerable progress being made in extending the road around the slip area.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that Auckland’s State Highway 18 (Hobsonville motorway) is closed in both direct6ions between Greenhithe and Brigham Creek Road.
The NZ Transport Agency says it has re-opened State Highway 18 (the Hobsonville Motorway) after it was closed when a series of tornados swept through north-west Auckland this afternoon.
The Automobile Association and NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) have announced the results of an extensive study of the crash performance of vehicles driven by older drivers.
Auckland's newest waterfront link - the Jacobs Ladder footbridge spanning State Highway 1 near the Victoria Park tunnel - will be officially opened by the NZ Transport Agency on Saturday, 15 December, in time for the Christmas holidays.
Traffic in Hamilton's north and west has had a smoother run to work this morning with the official opening of the Te Rapa section of the Waikato Expressway Road of National Significance.