The Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne could remain closed for a month says the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) after preliminary inspections identified yesterdays slip could be ten times larger than the 10,000 cubic metres that came down on Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency says state highways in the Auckland and Northland region remain open, but it is advising drivers to take care because of continuing strong gusts of wind.
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, 9 March.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to drive with care on highways and roads in Auckland and Northland this weekend because of extreme weather conditions.
The NZ Transport Agency has started work on the fifth bench at the Manawatu Gorge slip site, and has determined that it will be the final bench before work begins clearing the slip and repairing the road and bridges beneath the slip material.
With heavy rain forecasted over the next few days, the NZ Transport Agency is taking precautionary measures to minimise slip material getting onto the road.
Key organisations and speakers from New Zealand and overseas will meet at a national seminar focusing on road incident management on New Zealand's state highway network. The seminar will be held in Rotorua on March 5 and 6.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has uploaded a range of new resources on the official website for information on upcoming changes to New Zealand's give way rules - www.giveway.govt.nz, including an interactive quiz and a new computer 'drive through' animation illustrating how the two new rules will work.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that from Thursday morning at 6.30am, the new clearways on State Highway 1 at Mana Esplanade will be in effect during peak hours.
We can confirm that two traffic web camera sites in Hamilton are currently unavailable on the NZTA’s website - ‘Hamilton traffic webcams page, as these cameras are under going maintenance.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers that tolls on the Northern Gateway Toll Road (NGTR) on State Highway 1 north of Auckland will increase this Thursday, 1 March, for all vehicles using the highway.
The NZ Transport Agency has kicked off a week of resealing in the Taranaki region, and is reminding motorists to exercise great care through roadworks sites and keep their speeds down.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding young and novice drivers that new practical driving tests coming into force today (27 February) will be much more challenging and harder to pass than current tests.