The NZ Transport Agency intends to close the gap in the median barrier at Horokiwi to improve road safety on the busy State Highway 2 after recording 69 crashes at the intersection in nearly nine years.
Another milestone has been reached on the Dowse to Petone Upgrade (D2P) Project with the last bridge beam being lifted into place at the Korokoro road bridge yesterday (18 December 2008).
Highway traveller information will be getting a further boost in the New Year when NZTA begins construction on the second stage of a comprehensive electronic monitoring system between Wellington and Petone.
Work has begun to clear a roadside section of SH1 at Spring Creek before construction starts on a northbound passing lane in the area near Marlborough.
Wellington's Inner City Bypass Project (ICB) has scooped its ninth award at last night's New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards event held at Te Papa.
Responding to recent comments from people concerned about the perceived impacts of proposed roading improvements around Wellington's Basin Reserve, representatives from Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington City Council and NZ Transport Agency say proposals for change are not finalised and the community will get its chance to comment when planned consultation is held in 2009.
Impending changes at the Petone Station Park 'n' Ride car park signal that the SH2 Dowse to Petone Upgrade Project (D2P) continues to make excellent progress.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and Carterton District Council (CDC) have put the green light on a $1.5m road and urban design contract on State Highway 2 (SH2) along High Street of Carterton, which will improve pedestrian and road user safety.
Work to improve three Richmond intersections on SH6 before the end of winter 2009 is a step closer now that the construction contract has been awarded.
Southbound road users on State Highway 2 (SH2) will wake up to a new temporary diversion at Korokoro tomorrow morning (Wednesday 17 September) as part of the SH2 Dowse to Petone Upgrade Project.