The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that heavy holiday traffic will start building up on state highways leading out of Auckland from mid-morning on Thursday [24 December], and that they should plan their journeys outside the peaks to avoid delays.
As part of its comprehensive bridge maintenance schedule, the NZ Transport Agency is again carrying out annual resurfacing work on Auckland Harbour Bridge over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Design improvements for the Waterview Connection section of Auckland's Western Ring Route will require fewer houses and significantly reduce disruption to residents and commuters on Great North Road.
Deck segments for the new Mangere Bridge will be installed over Onehunga Harbour Road in January and February 2010, closing the road for several hours over 30 nights.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers heading north from Auckland this Christmas to plan ahead to avoid expected delays as traffic volumes on SH1 jump almost 50% during peak travel times.
The NZ Transport Agency celebrated the official opening of new bridges at Hobsonville Road and Trig Road this morning – the first of seven bridges to be completed on the SH18 Hobsonville Deviation and SH16 Brigham Creek Extension project.
The largest bridge being built in New Zealand - the 650-metre duplicate Mangere Bridge over the Manukau Harbour - reaches two significant milestones before Christmas.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging drivers to pay in advance for trips on the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 to avoid delays during the holiday peaks over summer.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) today stepped up its campaign to promote driver safety across the Newmarket Viaduct (flyover) with the release of a video on the social media site, YouTube.
The NZ Transport Agency Board has moved to future proof Auckland's transport needs by protecting the route for an additional harbour crossing and approving further funding to complete strengthening work on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Wet weather has delayed work on safety improvements to SH1 on the Brynderwyn Hill, and the NZ Transport Agency is extending night-time closures on the road by one week to finish the project.
The NZ Transport Agency has opened Trig Road Bridge - the first of seven bridges to be completed on the SH18 Hobsonville Deviation and SH16 Brigham Creek Extension project, as part of the Western Ring Route.
Construction on the Victoria Park Tunnel project is now underway, with Transport Minister Steven Joyce shifting the first soil at a ceremony this morning.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to allow more time for travel between Northland and Auckland because the Brynderwyn Hill section of State Highway 1 will be closed frequently at night during November for improvements to the road.
The NZ Transport Agency has started work on completing the missing section of cycleway alongside the SH16 Northwestern Motorway between Bond and Myrtle Streets Kingsland.
