The NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail and the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery alliance (NCTIR) have been recognised on the global stage, with the Kaikōura earthquake recovery work winning the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award.
Auckland-based vehicle repair certifier Dale Barlass has been suspended from issuing certifications with immediate effect following consistent concerns about the quality of his work.
One of the first steps toward designing transport networks around the new Dunedin Hospital that will be safe, accessible and offer travel choices, is underway, with key local organisations providing their views as part of a two-day workshop this week.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to expect a delay of half an hour on Thursday this week due to scheduled rock blasting work at the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6. The bluff is midway between Cromwell and Queenstown.
The NZ Transport Agency advises remedial work will start on the Waikareao Estuary side of the Takitimu Drive pathway, between the stockpile area (opposite Graham Park) and the first pedestrian overbridge on Monday 12 November.
A landmark eucalyptus tree on Marlborough’s State Highway 1, near Spring Creek, will be removed in November, for safety reasons, after it was found to be deteriorating at a fast rate.
State Highway 29A between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts will be closed next weekend from 9pm Friday, 9 November to 4am Monday, 12 November 2018 to allow for stone column ground improvement works to be carried out.
Safety barriers down the middle of the road to stop head-on crashes, rumble strips to give drivers a wake-up call, and intersection improvements are among possible changes to a high-risk stretch of State Highway 1 between the Selwyn River and Ashburton in Mid-Canterbury.
Gladstone Road Bridge will be reduced to one lane with stop/go controllers on Thursday 1 November. The historic bridge is currently being widened to create a shared walking and cycling path, as part of Gisborne’s Urban Cycleways Programme, aimed at getting more locals on their bikes.
Over the next few weeks progress on Transmission Gully will ramp up with some big changes ahead for people travelling along SH1 between Porirua and Linden.