The new Te Maunga interchange, at the State Highway 2 and 29A intersection at Baypark, will partially open late Monday night, 4 July, taking traffic over State Highway 2.
State Highway 54 Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road will be closed between the intersections of State Highway 3 Rangitikei Line and Milson Line in Palmerston North for five days beginning Monday 11 July for maintenance.
Northbound vehicles will continue to detour through Waitara for a further three to four months to enable the second stage of stormwater works for the Princess Street roundabout to be completed.
It’s well known that the Waikato region is a fantastic place to be during the colder months of the year, especially with the ski fields on Mt Ruapehu set to open early July.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Taranaki maintenance contractor, Downer, has delivered a large maintenance programme over the 2021/22 summer construction season, despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and severe weather events.
Work to replace the deck and beams on the Mangaotama Stream bridge on State Highway 39 south of Ngāhinapōuri, is almost complete, with the bridge reopening to traffic by Tuesday evening 28 June.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has listened to community feedback and made changes to plans for a State Highway 1 flyover and safety improvements through Rolleston, south-west of Christchurch.
Waka Kotahi, Police, ACC, Ministry of Transport, Auckland Transport and WorkSafe are joining up to urge people to stay safe on the road this Matariki weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced the appointment of FCB New Zealand as their strategic creative agency and MBM as their strategic media agency. Working with Waka Kotahi they will develop and deliver New Zealand’s national road safety advertising programme.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people traveling through Northland for their continued patience, as road resurfacing works needed at the Loop Road Safety Improvements project site, will now take place in spring.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has attended the scene of this morning’s multiple fatality crash on State Highway 1 south of Picton, and will continue to assist the Police Serious Crash Unit leading the investigation in to the crash.
Recent wild weather has left Central North Island state highway road maintenance contractors with a big clean-up job to ensure people and freight can continue to move safely and efficiently around the region.