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New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is encouraging rugby fans to plan ahead for extra traffic and potential delays as thousands descend on Dunedin for the test match between the All Blacks and France this Saturday.
UPDATE 9:20 am:
Contractors are continuing to assess damage and respond to incidents across the state highway network in the top of the South Island today.
The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Board has given the green light for the Ōtaki to north of Levin (Ō2NL) highway to proceed to construction, marking a significant milestone towards a safer, more resilient and efficient transport connection for the fast-growing Horowhenua and Greater Wellington region.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has announced the outcome of speed limit reviews recently completed on 16 ‘urban connector’ sections of state highway.
While O Mahurangi – Penlink is still scheduled for completion in 2028, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) had planned to open some sections of the road earlier near Stillwater and Ara Wēiti. However, a major slip at the project’s largest fill site has now delayed construction of these sections. While NZTA is still working to understand the full scheduling impacts, the project will now open as a single completed corridor.
New temporary traffic lights at the State Highway 22 (SH22) intersection with Great South Road will be switched on next week, overnight on Monday 23 June.
New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging motorists to slow down and take extreme care as icy conditions are expected to persist this week on state highways in the South Island’s Mackenzie Basin.
New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is thanking road users and residents for their patience after a series of proactive closures to State Highway 8 in the South Island’s Mackenzie Basin over the last week.
Construction of the Strand Optimisation Project – stage 2 improvements will begin on Monday 16 June, with a shared use path along the footpath and berm of the eastbound (city side) of State Highway 16 The Strand in Parnell.
Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway – the ‘gateway’ between Palmerston North, the Tararua District and beyond has this morning opened to traffic.
The southern hemisphere’s largest agricultural event, National Fieldays, will be taking place at Mystery Creek this week from Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 June.
New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging motorists not to get caught out as more snow is forecast across the South Island leading into the weekend.
