News in May 2024
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Update: State Highway 1 Blenheim to Spring Creek closed following serious crash
23 May 2024 4:55 am
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Thursday 23 May, 4:55 am update
State Highway 1 has reopened following yesterday’s crash.
The road was reopened to traffic shortly after one am this morning after being…
Locations on SH3 north identified for roadside safety barrier
22 May 2024 3:12 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Journeys on SH3 north will soon be safer with work to install roadside barriers (guardrail) on parts of the route getting underway next week.
Extra vigilance required on the roads today
22 May 2024 10:28 am
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Drive with care, expect delays and be alert for possible debris or surface flooding on the road.
Drive with care overnight
21 May 2024 7:42 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
The message is clear – please drive with care overnight, following a day of heavy rainfall around Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti.
SH2 between Bartletts Hill and Wharerata now open
21 May 2024 5:38 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Update 5.30pm
State Highway 2 at Nuhaka between Bartletts Hill and Wharerata has reopened.
The section of road closed at 3pm due to surface flooding in the area.
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Update: It’s raining. It’s pouring. Wairarapa drivers, heed the weather warnings.
21 May 2024 2:15 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
People travelling on State Highway 2 and State Highway 53 in Wairarapa tomorrow will need to monitor the weather and road conditions closely.
Update: Daytime closure planned for SH30 Otakiri
20 May 2024 3:33 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
20 May update
Due to poor weather – tonight’s closure of SH25 for maintenance will not go ahead. The team expect to resume work tomorrow night.
This updates…
Focus shifts for Tāngarākau Gorge contractors ahead of winter
17 May 2024 4:51 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Four months of daily closures through Tāngarākau Gorge on State Highway 43/Forgotten World Highway have now finished.
Lower North Island/Upper South Island - Planned state highway roadworks
17 May 2024 4:43 pm
| Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Important information for drivers.
Overnight road closure on HB Expressway for urgent median barrier rope repair
17 May 2024 3:45 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Two stretches of State Highway 2 / Hawke’s Bay Expressway will close overnight on Sunday (19 May) for urgent repairs to median barrier wire rope.
UPDATE: Locations identified on SH3 for flexible median barrier between Whanganui and Bulls
17 May 2024 3:23 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
A fifth location has now been confirmed for the installation of flexible median barrier on State Highway 3 between Whanganui and Bulls.
Snow this weekend southern and central South Island/Te Waipounamu
17 May 2024 3:09 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
MetService is forecasting a cold front bringing snow to road level from the Milford Road and Southland over Otago into South Canterbury and the southern lakes area this weekend, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway works for May 2024
17 May 2024 2:28 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
We are heading in to winter, and while it’s darker and often wet, it’s a good time to consider how the change of season can affect driving conditions by maintaining greater following distances between your vehicle and the one in front, slowing down and being prepared for unexpected hazards.
Overnight closures on SH25 at Hikuai for essential bridge maintenance
17 May 2024 1:34 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
State Highway 25, south of Tairua, will be closed overnight to all traffic for 5 nights between 8pm and 6am from Sunday 19 May.
NZ Transport Agency confirms funding for Te Huia
17 May 2024 12:56 pm
| NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi board has this week confirmed co-investment arrangements for regional commuter train Te Huia, says Chief Executive Nicole Rosie.
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