An oversized tractor and trailer unit will be on display as part of the NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) Fieldays stand, which will be pushing for safer journeys on rural roads. The stand will give visitors new insights into ways of reducing serious crashes and fatalities on our rural roads.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says some long awaited fine weather has seen a start made this week on drilling to remove a 2000 tonne section of unstable rock high above the western entrance of the Homer Tunnel.
The NZTA says repairs to stabilise a rock face that closed a section of State Highway 30 between Rotorua and Whakatane last year - after a series of large rock falls - will start next month.
The intersections of Victoria and Willis Streets with Karo Drive (State Highway 1) are some of the busiest and some of the most dangerous intersections in Wellington. Forty crashes have been recorded in the last five years at these two sites.
The highways north of Wellington are likely to be busy over Queen's Birthday Weekend, so the NZ Transport Agency is asking motorists to think about their travel plans before setting out to make sure they're safe and well prepared.
The NZ Transport says a crash has closed two of the three southbound lanes of the Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) near the Mt Wellington interchange in Auckland.
The NZ Transport Agency says all southbound lanes on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) have re-opened after a crash near the Mt Wellington interchange earlier this afternoon.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says a $1.1M rock stabilisation job that started on the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6 about midway between Cromwell and Queenstown in March, should be finished in about two weeks.
There will be changes to driving conditions on some state highways in Auckland and Northland during Queen's Birthday Weekend, and the NZ Transport Agency says people should be aware of speed restrictions or detours at those locations for a safe journey.
China's continued economic strength and the accelerating number of Chinese tourists visiting New Zealand is prompting an NZ Transport Agency safety campaign directed at tourism companies specialising in holidaymakers from the Asian nation.
Aucklanders and Northlanders heading away for Queen's Birthday are being advised by the NZ Transport Agency of the need for extra care during a long weekend marking the official start of winter.
Protecting drivers from crashes and delays on Auckland’s motorway network is the aim of a "good manners" safety campaign starting this week, which is led by the NZ Transport Agency’s Auckland Motorway Alliance.
Motorists travelling along State Highway 1 to the west of Christchurch are enjoying better travel times with this week’s completion – on schedule and on budget – of the first section of the Western Corridor upgrade.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will close the southbound on- and off-ramp at the Papakura interchange on Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Queen’s Birthday weekend, weather permitting.