Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding residents and visitors to Tauranga to plan their journey and take advantage of free park and ride buses during the annual Zespri AIMS Games.
The start of September sees the first shoots of the summer road renewals programme start to form, with road workers shifting their attention from winter maintenance onto more proactive treatments.
The State Highway 3 / Princess Street roundabout is the first of four roundabouts being built as part of the Te Ara Tūtohu: Waitara to Bell Block safety improvements project, which also includes median barrier and other safety improvements that will help reduce deaths and serious injuries on the busy section of highway north of New Plymouth.
Waka Kotahi is advising drivers to plan ahead for upcoming ramp closures and detours while scheduled road resurfacing is carried out on State Highway 1 along the 4.8km Rangiriri section of the Waikato Expressway.
Waka Kotahi is getting ready to upgrade the Junction Street intersection on SH3 in New Plymouth as part of the broader New Plymouth to Hāwera Safety Improvements project.
As the Auraki Stream road retreat project on State Highway 4 near Raetihi nears completion, dozens of school-aged children have helped with planting in the area.
Regular users of State Highway 50 can breathe a little easier, with the Waipawa Bridge set to reopen to traffic from Friday afternoon (25 August) following a blessing onsite this Thursday.