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The NZ Transport Agency has begun removing the original northbound Newmarket viaduct on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) - the last of four stages of work to replace the viaduct on the busiest section of highway on the city's motorway network.
Construction has started on a $35m project to upgrade the Papakura interchange on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) after a ceremony this morning to mark the start of work.
The third lane in Auckland's Victoria Park Tunnel will open on Monday, 26 March and the NZ Transport Agency says it will make drivers' journeys on State Highway 1 to the North Shore and beyond much quicker.
Acting BOP state highways manager Andrew Scott is urging motorists affected by the SH2 Waioeka Gorge closure to use SH35 around the East Cape or SH5 through Taupo after hearing reports that drivers are using the Motu Road.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the Northcote off ramp, northbound, on Auckland's Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) will be closed tonight, Monday, 5 March for re-surfacing.
Monsoon buckets have been used today to dislodge areas of rockface that appear to have been weakened by the large slip over the weekend at the Waioeka Gorge, says the NZTA.
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.
