Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is set to announce refined safety improvement concepts for key intersections on State Highway 3 between Waitara and Bell Block by August, subject to Waka Kotahi Board approval.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises nightworks to repair the road surface on State Highway 4 Main Street Taumarunui, between Short Street and Hikaia Street, will get underway tonight and run through until Saturday 22 May.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises nightworks to renew the asphalt on State Highway 45 Leach Street, between Eliot Street and Liardet Street, in New Plymouth will take place from Thursday 20 to Thursday 27 May, excluding Saturday 22 May.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to plan ahead for further daytime closures on the Saddle Road next week and night-time closures in July.
UPDATE Wednesday 12 May: These works, which were due to be take place overnight on Sunday and Monday (9 and 10 May), were not able to proceed on Sunday due to poor weather.
Investigations for the Mt Messenger Bypass continue, with a settlement load test getting underway next week at the foot of Mt Messenger’s southern side, near State Highway 3.
Residents of Bulls and Sanson turned out in good numbers last Friday and Saturday for the drop-in sessions about the speed review and infrastructure improvements between Bulls and Sanson.
With earthworks on Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway rapidly reshaping the landscape at both ends of the 11.5km highway, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is holding a series of public information sessions around the region this month to update the community on the project.
The beginning of construction on the Waipukurau to Waipawa Shared Path, a joint project between Waka Kotahi the NZ Transport Agency and Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, was marked with a blessing by hapu from Te Tapairu Marae and Mataweka Marae on Saturday (8 May).
Construction on the Bayfair flyover is underway with four supersized steel cages recently craned into the middle of roundabout, providing the structure for the columns of the flyover’s first pier.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that resurfacing work will take place on State Highway 36 in Ngongotahā, and State Highway 30 in Rotomā, the week beginning Sunday 9 May.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the northbound lane on State Highway 1 through Bulls is expected to remain closed through into the evening peak, as a result of downed powerlines following an earlier crash.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the planned detour for Ngongotahā bound traffic is delayed until Tuesday 11 May, weather permitting, due to unsuitable weather conditions for sealing the new State Highway 5 slip lane.