When construction of the girders for the decks of the new $20.1 million Waitaki Bridges begins this month, locals could be forgiven for thinking the bridges are being built from recycled "rusty" steel.
All three southbound lanes of Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Greenlane havea been closed after a concrete truck crashed just south of the Greenlane interchange.
All three southbound lanes of Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Greenlane have re-opened after a concrete truck crashed near the Greenlane interchange earlier this afternoon.
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today's announcement that Cabinet has agreed to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood for drivers aged over 20.
The NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers that the southbound box girder (clip-on) on the Auckland Harbour Bridge will be closed this Sunday morning (3 November) for the annual Auckland marathon.
The NZ Transport Agency says that the first of the new summer season’s state highway rehabilitation projects in Northland will start on Monday (4 November).
The NZ Transport Agency welcomes today’s official launch of the Waterview Connection’s giant tunnel boring machine, Alice, and says final checks are now underway before tunnelling starts next week.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding parents and caregivers that new rules for the use of child restraint in vehicles come into force tomorrow (1 November).
It is one of the most important historical landscapes of the nineteenth century and has helped to shape New Zealand’s political and social history but for many people Rangiriri’s rich past is still undiscovered.
Police in the Wellington District and the NZ Transport Agency are reminding those travelling for the long weekend to exercise patience and courtesy so they can arrive home alive, and to plan ahead for their journeys.
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today's publication of a preliminary Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) report on the derailment of a Wellington commuter train in May this year, and will work closely with KiwiRail to ensure that all of the Commission's recommendations are fully addressed to improve rail safety and reduce the likelihood of similar incidents occurring in the future.
The NZ Transport Agency is to begin investigation next week on upgrading the intersection of State Highway 2 (SH2) and State Highway 25 (SH25), north of Mangatarata, to a roundabout.
With traffic expected to be heavy over Labour Weekend as holiday makers travel south to enjoy the warm weather in the Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty regions, the NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to plan ahead for their travels and to allow additional time as traffic volumes are expected to be high at the start and end of the long weekend.
With Labour Day and the first long weekend break after winter around the corner, the NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers to plan their travel to avoid delays and ensure safe journeys on busy highways and roads in the region.