The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to drive with extreme care on the State Highway network in Northland and Auckland as a tropical storm passes the top of the North Island.
Work on the NZ Transport Agency's new $140M first stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway moves up another gear from later this month as it moves closer to its official opening early next year.
The final programme of works to complete the Victoria Park Tunnel project in central Auckland is now underway and the NZ Transport Agency says it plans to have the third lane through the 450 metre-long tunnel opened next Monday (26 March).
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 23 March.
The NZ Transport Agency says road crews have nearly finished work on the fifth and final bench at the Manawatu Gorge, as a convoy of trucks makes inroads into the slip material beneath.
The NZ Transport Agency says that good progress is being made towards securing the Waioeka Gorge slip site, and planning is underway for a planned temporary diversion route.
The NZ Transport Agency is putting toll road evaders on notice, with preparations underway to take prosecutions against drivers with the highest levels of debt for non-payment of tolls on Auckland's Northern Gateway Toll Road.
The New Zealand Transport Agency and Whangarei District Council will hold two public information days next week to update the community on the planned improvements along State Highway 1 in the city.
The NZ Transport Agency is putting toll road evaders on notice, with preparations underway to take prosecutions against drivers with the highest levels of debt for non-payment of tolls on Auckland's Northern Gateway Toll Road.
An intensive mass media advertising campaign promoting awareness upcoming changes to two of New Zealand's give way rules is set to kick off from tomorrow (Thursday March 15).
The NZ Transport Agency says early results from the new practical driver testing regime should put learner drivers on notice that more practice is needed to pass the new tests.
The Waioeka Gorge has made steady progress with the top third of the slope now stable and work is underway to stabilise a problematic area in the middle of the slope, says the NZTA.
The NZ Transport Agency says new precautionary measures at roadworks sites have shown encouraging signs of reducing the risk of windscreen chips and tar damage for motorists.