Drivers using State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura should allow four hours for the trip to or from Christchurch as work intensifies leading into the 15 December opening of the highway north and south.
A 35 metre long wall made out of around 70 steel piles is to be lowered in to the ground to stabilise the earth at the slip site on State Highway 36 Pyes Pa road.
The NZ Transport Agency has welcomed a final Board of Inquiry decision granting consents and designation for the Northern Corridor Improvements project.
Plan ahead, avoid delays and stay safe on our roads this summer is the message from the NZ Transport Agency, as the summer road work season gets underway.
From now until the end of summer contractors will be laying new road surfaces and carrying out pavement rehabilitation work on state highways across Rotorua and eastern Bay of Plenty.
The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed the initial hours of operation for State Highway 1 (SH1) north and south of Kaikoura will be 7am until 8.30pm, when the road reopens next month.*
From this weekend to mid-December 12.5 kilometres of new road surface will be laid on State Highway 2 (SH2) between the SH1/2 interchange at Pokeno and the SH2/25 roundabout leading to Thames.
The NZ Transport Agency is inviting the community to have their say on possible ways to improve road safety on State Highway 1, between Saltwater Creek and Tram Road in North Canterbury.
Cantabrians travelling north for the coming long weekend should build some extra time into their journeys as many people will be heading away for the break.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging Wellington commuters to plan their journeys, be patient and allow extra travel time during tomorrow’s 24 hour rail strike.
The NZ Transport Agency and its highway maintenance contract team for Coastal Otago, the Highway Highlanders, advise drivers that the summer highway maintenance period gets underway this month on the coastal Otago network. The majority of work is concentrated on State Highway 1 between Palmerston and Milton.