Read about the projects delivered for communities by the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.
Journeys are now safer and more reliable for people travelling on State Highway 3 (SH3) between Taranaki and Waikato thanks to a new route bypassing the 100-year old Awakino Tunnel.
As part of the work underway to construct a safer route than the steep, narrow and winding road over Mt Messenger on State Highway 3, Waka Kotahi is working with Ngāti Tama to restore over 3,650 hectares of land in this area.
Fourteen crashes at a busy New Plymouth intersection resulted in the installation of an innovative new half-roundabout to improve safety and traffic flow.