The current six-week winter construction programme for the Transmission Gully motorway will be extended by a further four weeks as Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency continues to negotiate the full cost of the impacts of the Covid-19 shutdown and agree a new completion date for the project with the contractor (Wellington Gateway Partnership) and the builder (CPB HEB Joint Venture).
Almost a third of Kiwi drivers (32%) said they would text/message someone while driving* – and a new partnership between road safety agencies and the private sector aims to turn that figure around.
A $13.95 million government investment will see around 40 projects that make streets more people-friendly being delivered across the country before June 2021.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that wait times to book practical driving tests are longer than usual as testing officers work to clear the backlog from tests unable to be carried out during the seven-week period of COVID-19 Alert Levels 3 and 4.
Compelling new crash test footage released today by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency provides graphic evidence that the choice you make when buying your next used car could be a life and death decision.
Be kind and take extra care on the road this weekend – that’s the message from Police and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency this Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding New Zealanders that recently expired driver licences and endorsements remain valid and there is no need to visit a driver licensing agent or to ring or email the Waka Kotahi Contact Centre to renew the documents yet.
Over $3 billion worth of NZ Upgrade Programme projects are moving forward, with five major projects in Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga each a step closer to construction this week, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says a new search filter launched by Trade Me today is good news for Kiwis looking to buy the safest vehicle they can afford.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be able to offer more services to keep New Zealanders moving safely when New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2 from 11.59pm tonight, General Manager Regulatory Services Kane Patena says.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be hitting the ‘pause’ button for daytime roadworks on some of the country’s busiest highways in an effort to ease congestion and delays for drivers when New Zealand moves in to Alert Level 2 tomorrow.
As people start socialising, driving to work again, and children return to school, Police and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency remind Kiwis we need to take extra care on the roads.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging Kiwis to plan ahead as more people return to their cars and public transport with the move to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 on Thursday 14 May.
Work is back underway on most state highway projects around the country as construction crews adjust to new health and safety protocols, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it is inevitable that completion dates for many projects will be affected by the unprecedented impact of Covid-19.