Aucklanders heading away this Waitangi Weekend, the last long weekend of summer, are being encouraged by the NZ Transport Agency to plan their journey and travel outside peak times to avoid delays.
Assuming Wellingtonians still have some holidaymaking left in them after a spectacular summer, motorists can expect busy highways north of the Capital this Waitangi Weekend.
Motorists are being advised to allow extra travel time for their journey between Auckland and Puhoi/Warkworth later this month with the closure of the Northern Gateway’s Johnstones Hill road tunnels for a major systems upgrade.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging Auckland motorists to take extreme care driving home tonight with four crashes having been reported in the last two hours.
New pedestrian signals designed to improve safety at the Frome Street/State highway (SH1) area in North Oamaru, should be operating by the end of this month.
With the recent completion of the Selwyn Avenue and Central Avenue intersection improvements in Whāngārei, the NZ Transport Agency is now focusing on the next stage of the city’s highway improvements - upgrading SH1 (Western Hills Drive) from Wilson Avenue to Fourth Avenue.
Over the next few weeks, work will be visible in the vicinity of the State Highway 3 Normanby Overbridge in South Taranaki as crews start to set up in preparation for the construction on a new, safer realignment.
With rain forecast in many parts of the country after an extended run of hot summer days, the NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers to be aware of potentially dangerous ‘summer ice’ on the roads.
The Auckland Motorway Alliance is making steady progress installing 1.5km of new steel barrier and 50 LED lights on the Victoria Park Viaduct. We are on track to finish the upgrade by Wednesday 18 March 2015.
The Transport Agency has awarded a contract to Fulton Hogan Limited for a new roundabout that will significantly improve access from State highway 6 (SH6) to the Glenda Drive industrial area at Frankton near Queenstown.
Auckland motorists are being encouraged by the NZ Transport Agency to plan ahead for safer travel and to be aware of potential delays on regional state highways this Auckland Anniversary Weekend.