Final repairs on the Bealey Bridge in the Upper Waimakariri Valley, State Highway 73 between the West Coast and Canterbury, will involve a full night closure from 8 pm Saturday, 28 May through to 6am, Sunday 29 May.
The NZ Transport Agency has awarded Downer NZ Ltd a new seven-year Network Outcomes Contract (NOC) to manage the Coastal Otago State Highway network. Downer has held the preceding hybrid State Highway maintenance contracts for the last 15 years, together with their professional services supplier, MWH.
People who drive in and out of Christchurch via the Northern Motorway between Pineacres and Lineside Road should build in extra time tomorrow and Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm.
The NZ Transport Agency will soon be starting work to improve drainage to make State Highway 1 through the Dome Valley, between Warkworth and Wellsford, more resilient to high rainfall levels.
With the final stages of safety barrier work almost complete, the safety improvements at the intersection of State Highway 60 and Maisey/Westdale Roads in Tasman has already attracted positive community feedback.
The NZ Transport Agency says the official opening today of two upgrades to Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway kicks off a significant year in the city’s transport history.
A section of State Highway 30/Te Ngae Road in Rotorua will be CLOSED on Sunday May 15 to allow police to carry out investigations following a fatal crash.
High winds and rain continue to affect roads across the South Island, said NZ Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright, with fallen trees closing the Haast Pass highway overnight (SH6).
The NZ Transport Agency has closed the state highway between Springfield and Arthur’s Pass National Park due to extremely high winds in the area this afternoon.