Media releases

31 January 2017 3:45 pm | NZ Transport Agency

A project to improve safety for road users on a stretch of rural State Highway 34 west of Te Teko to Kawerau will get underway at the end of this month.

25 January 2017 1:40 pm | NZ Transport Agency

With two consecutive long weekends approaching, Waikato-Bay of Plenty travellers are being urged to plan their journeys and try to avoid congestion hotspots.

19 January 2017 5:26 pm

Work got underway this week to improve safety on two sections of the Waikato Expressway.

16 January 2017 1:10 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Protecting native wildlife populations – and helping them thrive – is core business for the construction team building part of the new Waikato Expressway east of Hamilton.

11 January 2017 5:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Travellers in eastern Waikato may encounter brief delays while seasonal road maintenance work is done over the next few weeks.

10 January 2017 5:13 pm

State Highway 2 near Katikati is now open but traffic remains heavy in the area and significant delays are expected.

10 January 2017 4:34 pm | NZ Transport Agency

State Highway 2 south of Katikati is expected to be closed for at least the next two hours after a serious crash.

10 January 2017 3:02 pm

Road users travelling in the Coromandel are being urged to avoid using State Highway 25a and State Highway 25 near Kopu after two separate crashes.

7 January 2017 9:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

State Highway 2 south of Katikati is expected to be closed for at least the next two hours after a serious crash.

7 January 2017 9:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

State Highway 1 near Taupō is expected to be closed for at least the next two hours after a serious crash.

22 December 2016 11:00 am | NZ Transport Agency

Planning ahead to choose the best time to travel could help you avoid frustrating delays on the road this holiday season.

16 December 2016 11:15 am | NZ Transport Agency

Potential serious injury and death has been prevented at least 48 times in the year since the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway was opened.

13 December 2016 2:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty

People travelling in and out of the Waikato will be seeing large pieces of machinery and a lot of dirt being moved over the summer season as the region’s biggest ever roading project hits full steam.

8 December 2016 2:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency

Motorists are being advised to plan ahead and prepare for delays as the summer works programme gets underway around the Waikato.

7 December 2016 2:34 pm | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty

The site of a slip on State Highway 3 at Mokau will open to two-way traffic before the Christmas holidays.