The Automobile Association and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) are pleased to announce that four more vehicles have achieved five star safety ratings following the latest round of Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) crash testing.
The NZ Transport Agency will close the southbound lanes of the Northern Motorway (SH1) between the Northcote Road off-ramp and Onewa Road on-ramp at 8pm this evening.
NZ Transport Agency acting regional manager Tommy Parker welcomed the first motorist onto the Hayr Road Bridge after an official ribbon cutting today. The bridge is the last of six bridges crossing the motorway to open on the SH20 Mt Roskill Extension project.
Work to improve three Richmond intersections on SH6 before the end of winter 2009 is a step closer now that the construction contract has been awarded.
The NZ Transport Agency will begin preparatory work on the northern (Onehunga) side of SH20 Mangere Bridge from Wednesday 1 October. The work, which will involve the establishment of two site offices, is part of progress on the SH20 Manukau Harbour Crossing project.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that State Highway 1 will be temporarily closed in Tirau for two nights to enable ONTRACK to replace the overhead rail bridge.
The NZ Transport Agency Board will decide by the end of the year whether to recommend that a proposal for a walkway/cycleway on the Auckland Harbour Bridge be progressed.
An award-winning initiative that improves safety and helps keep roads open in the Central Plateau is first and foremost a winner for road users, says the NZ Transport Agency network operations manager Dave Bates.
It claimed one life and ripped apart a small community, but a tragic road crash also inspired an educational initiative that today won the Premier Award in the latest New Zealand Road Safety Innovation and Achievement Awards.