New speed limits take effect on State Highway 16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku in west Auckland on Monday, 7 September to improve safety for all road users.
Final resurfacing works on the Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Expressway are expected to be complete by the end of summer, meaning motorists will soon be able to experience a smooth and improved surface over the entire length of the expressway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that contractors will be undertaking work to fix the road seal on State Highway 50 at the Ahuriri Bypass to Napier Port.
From this weekend, the Christchurch Northern Corridor team will be installing gantries on SH1 around and near the Waimakariri Bridge, north of Christchurch. This will involve lane and full road closures at night, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, through to October.
State highways across the Bay of Plenty will be repaired and re-sealed over coming months, with Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s spring/summer road maintenance programme kicking off this month.
Public consultation opens Tuesday, 1 September, on Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s proposed speed limit changes on State Highway 60 (SH60), between Paines Ford and Tākaka in Tasman District.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency recently advised a new temporary signalised crossing would be operational this month on both north and southbound lanes of State Highway 2 Maunganui Road, near Bayfair.
A fatality car crash in the early hours of the morning in Tasman District, SH65, is being investigated by the Police, with the highway closed since 3am today (Saturday).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced an additional $10.1 million investment through the Innovating Streets for People pilot fund to make towns and cities more people friendly, in addition to $13.95 million announced in June.
The Northern Pathway project is building momentum with the selection of alliance partners to deliver the Westhaven to Akoranga section of the walking and cycling pathway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 4 September 2020.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency urges Aucklanders to plan ahead and play it safe as people return to their cars and public transport with the move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 on Monday, 31 August. The rest of the country remains at Alert Level 2.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises multiple worksites will be in place along State Highway 30/Te Ngae Road, between Sala Street and Iles Road in Rotorua next week, as part of the Eastern Corridor Stage One project.