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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says slower than expected progress in clearing heavy snow and moving hundreds of fallen trees across the road on SH7 the Lewis Pass and SH73 Arthurs Pass, has forced them to close these routes for another night.
Work to improve the Papakura interchange on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) is ahead of schedule and the NZ Transport Agency says it will open the new northbound on-ramp early.
The NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport advise drivers that there is a risk of flooding on some low-lying highways and roads in the city again tonight when higher than normal king tides peak in the Waitemata Harbour at about 9pm.
A short period of road closure is likely in the Karangahake Gorge (SH2) Thursday, 7 June while New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) contractors work on removing a rock boulder currently resting on a roadside bank in the gorge.
The NZ Transport Agency is entering the final stages in the development of the 2012/15 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), which will represent a $9 billion investment in New Zealand’s land transport system.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers there is a risk that higher than normal tides in the Waitemata Harbour could flood some sections of the Auckland Motorway network tonight and tomorrow (Wednesday 6 June).
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, 8 June.
The NZ Transport Agency has reopened the Manawatu Gorge to one-way traffic from Woodville to Ashhurst, the first time the gorge has been open to traffic since August.
Unsettled weather has delayed the completion of safety improvements to the state highway network in Northland and the NZ Transport Agency says care will be needed at several locations during Queen's Birthday weekend.
Repairs to an old mine shaft hole on State Highway 25 at the north end of Thames township are nearing completion. However, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that existing traffic detours will remain in place for the next week or so to allow the final stages of the repairs to the hole to be carried out.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is reminding drivers in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions to drive to the conditions in the coming months as winter settles in. For road travellers, winter (usually between June and August) can be the most dangerous time of the year. The NZTA is also expecting higher traffic volumes during Queens Birthday this weekend, with the three-day break being the last significant public holiday until Labour Weekend in October.
Seismic retrofit (bridge strengthening maintenance) work is being undertaken at the Hairini Bridge (Turret Road) on SH2A this Monday night for 5 weeks, and the NZTA are advising motorists to use alternative routes.
With traffic expected to be heavy over the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is advising motorists to plan ahead to avoid potential delays.
