People are shaving up to 23 minutes off their daily commute between Cambridge and Hamilton using the new Cambridge Section of the Waikato Expressway, the NZ Transport Agency says.
A stretch of State Highway 2 (SH2) north of Tauranga is set to get a $1.8 million upgrade that will increase the chances of people walking away from a crash without serious injury.
A section of high-risk highway on State Highway 3 between Hamilton Airport and Ohaupo is to be made safer with side-by-side passing lanes to be removed by the NZ Transport Agency.
With the holidays just around the corner the NZ Transport Agency is urging Bay of Plenty drivers to make the right choices to keep safe on high risk roads, such as State Highway 2 north of Tauranga.
Work on a $4.5 million roundabout designed to improve safety and support future industrial growth around the Hamilton Airport will start in the New Year, the NZ Transport Agency says.
The NZ Transport Agency says stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h speed restriction will be in place on three sections of State Highway 30 (SH30) near Lake Rotoiti today.
Drivers will be given a 14-day reprieve from summer road works from next week, with the NZ Transport Agency announcing there will be no work on Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highways from noon on December 23 until 10am on January 6.
The NZ Transport Agency advises Waikato motorists to allow extra time when travelling, with a number of detours in place around the region over the next week.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising Bay of Plenty and Waikato motorists to start their journey online and plan ahead to avoid delays as road works season ramps up.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that the first traffic signals in Cambridge will be turned on this Wednesday (2 December) at the Victoria Road Interchange on the Cambridge Section of the Waikato Expressway.
