People who walk and cycle can look forward to a safe summer in Tairua, following the opening of a new footbridge across Graham’s Stream at the northern end of the town.
Urgent repair work on the Hikuai River bridge on State Highway 25 south of Tairua will take place on Wednesday 10 November, with a week of night closures to follow later in the month to ensure the bridge remains safe for all traffic to use.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that State Highway 2 (SH2) over the Remutaka Hill will be closed for five nights from Sunday 7 November to Friday 12 November, 9pm to 4am each night, to allow crews to safely complete essential work.
It’s time for Cantabrians to give their feedback on proposed safer speeds between Christchurch and Akaroa, as well as Lyttelton, and Banks Peninsula side roads.
Motorists in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato are being asked to take care on the roads, with high winds bringing down trees and powerlines across the two regions this morning.
The bridge over Boundary Creek on State Highway 25 between Thames and Coromandel will be reduced to one lane to make sure that it is safe for all traffic to use.
Roadside rubbish dumpers are the target of a new Waka Kotahi campaign in Auckland which has seen a camera installed on a motorway and billboards erected to try and curb the amount of litter being dropped along the transport network.
Motorists are being advised to plan for daytime closures on Pahiatua Track starting on Monday 8 November while Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency undertakes essential maintenance work on the road.
To try and help protect the endangered seabird, the Westland petrel/tāiko, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will again turn off highway lighting at night on a short section of State Highway 6 through Punakaiki this summer.
People coming and going from Tamahere will be using the new link road and bridge later this month, as the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway heads to completion.
Two state highway bridges in west Waikato will have weight restrictions introduced for heavy vehicles from 1 November 2021 to help keep them safe for the people who use them.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency welcomes Coroner Windley’s report into the fatal bus crash on Ohakune Mountain Road on 28 July 2018 and supports all the recommendations made in the report.