From this week, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will begin seeking feedback from communities on Banks Peninsula and Christchurch about the current speeds on the road to Akaroa, hear their concerns and tap into local knowledge.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging people to take extra care on the roads, particularly State Highway 35, and to check for the latest conditions before travelling due to heavy rain.
Walkers and cyclists will soon have a safer crossing of Grahams Stream in Tairua, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency planning to build a footbridge over the waterway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is warning people to be aware of a new vehicle licence (rego) scam email landing in some New Zealanders’ email inboxes.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has completed a flood relief project in Central Otago to improve the resilience of State Highway 8 near Roxburgh and protect the town’s water supply.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced the preferred site for the roundabout to replace the dangerous intersection of State Highway 1 and State Highway 29 at Piarere. The location will be to the north-west of the existing intersection (see map below).
One of the most anticipated, and more complex, engineering projects in the lower North Island is entering the final stretch, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advising that work on the Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway (PP2Ō) is almost three-quarters complete.
A new technique which reduced delays for road users was used to remove rock from the Nevis Bluff near Queenstown in recent weeks. The work was part of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s autumn maintenance programme along SH6.
Following requests from residents and community leaders, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will extend the current consultation period for the Nelson Future Access (NFA) project to 5pm, Friday 18 June 2021.
A risk-based approach by the Nelson Railway Society to developing and constructing a new section of line for its operations has earned it the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Tourist and Heritage Rail Safety Award for 2021.
Waka Kotahi is advising of upcoming changes to some state highway numbers in the Wellington region, to take effect at the opening of the Transmission Gully motorway.
Work is about to get underway on one of the final sections of the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency State Highway 33 Te Ngae Junction to Paengaroa project.