Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging people to provide feedback on proposed changes to speed limits on over 500km of New Zealand’s state highway network, aimed at making the roads safer for everyone who uses them.
Dargaville locals will be able to sit their practical driver licence test closer to home from Tuesday 6 December, and will also have two of New Zealand’s first community driver testing officers working in their community.
Consultation is closing soon on a draft Interim State Highway Speed Management plan and Waka Kotahi is seeking Northland’s views now on these proposals.
Journeys for people traveling on State Highway 3 Napier Road between Sutton Place and Macpherson Grove will soon be safer, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency announcing a new safer permanent speed limit.
The month of December will see a significant amount of activity on the state highway network throughout the Waikato & Bay of Plenty, with contractors looking to make sleigh while the sun shines before the Christmas break.
The old Kōpaki rail overbridge on State Highway 30, south of Te Kūiti, will permanently close to all vehicles from Friday 9 December due to the increasing risk the bridge will collapse.
Waka Kotahi wants to hear from innovators with solutions to some of the big transport challenges facing Aotearoa, in the second round of the innovation fund, Hoe ki angitū.
The Takitimu North Link project has been recognised as world-class for a model-based digital approach to its design and construction that will reduce carbon emissions and improve construction efficiency.
Tākaka residents and regular users of State Highway 60 in Golden Bay can expect to see two lanes restored on a route that has had restricted access since late winter.
Stormwater works on State Highway 3 will be completed next week, clearing the way for construction of the Princess Street roundabout and pedestrian underpass to begin in early 2023.
A community calling for improvements to a high-risk intersection, can now have its say on Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s proposal to construct a roundabout where State Highway 23 and State Highway 39 meet in Whatawhata.
People can now see the beginnings of a 1.1km cableway at the former rest area at the top of Mt Messenger, a significant milestone for the Te Ara o Te Ata: Mt Messenger Bypass project.