| NZ Transport Agency and Whangarei District Council
Cycling in Whangarei will become an easier, safer and more enjoyable option following the announcement of a $4.8 million investment in cycling routes in the District.
Cycling in Dunedin will be safer and easier as a result of today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that it’s investing $3 million from the Urban Cycleways Fund into cycling projects in the city between now and 2018.
Plans to connect Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty with a series of cycling paths have received a $3.8 million funding boost through the Government’s Urban Cycleways Fund.
| NZ Transport Agency, City of Napier and Hastings District Council
Hawke’s Bay is already regarded as one of the best places in the country to cycle, and its star is set to rise following the Government’s announcement that more than 50km of cycle paths will be accelerated as part of the Urban Cycleways Programme.
| NZ Transport Agency and Wanganui District Council
Cycling in Whanganui is set to become safer, easier and more enjoyable following today’s announcement that the Government is investing more than $1m into two major cycleways.
| NZ Transport Agency and Malborough District Council
Cycling in Blenheim is set to become safer, easier and more enjoyable following today’s announcement that the Government is accelerating three cycling projects as part of the Urban Cycleway Programme.
| NZ Transport Agency and Gisborne District Council
Cycling in Gisborne is set to become safer, easier and more enjoyable following today’s announcement that the Government is investing $1.3 million from the Urban Cycleways Fund into a major extension of the Wainui Cycleway.
Cycling in Wellington is set to become safer, easier and more enjoyable following today’s announcement that the Government is investing $20 million from the Urban Cycleways Fund into a range of cycling projects across the region.
| NZ Transport Agency, Auckland Transport and Auckland City Council
Cycling in Auckland will be safer, easier and more enjoyable following today’s announcement of the projects to be included in the Government’s Urban Cycleways Programme.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging owners of the 1.2 million vehicles with a rego expiring in July to save money and take advantage of new and easier to use on-line payment channels.
The Taramakau road/rail bridge on State Highway 6 near Greymouth, will shut overnight this coming weekend to allow the completion of safety improvement work at the bridge.
Improvements to the Nelson/Union Street and Hobson/Pitt Street intersections will start on Sunday as part of the Nelson Street Cycle Route, a joint project of the NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport.
New electronic speed limit signs will slow motorists to 40km/h as they travel on Nelson St State Highway 6 (SH 6) and McLauchlan Street past Marlborough Girls College and Bohally Intermediate School from this week, boosting safety for students.
