Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 1 will be down to one lane immediately north of the Peake Road overbridge on 19 and 20 May to examine the performance of the road surface and supporting layers underneath.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging Kiwis to plan ahead as more people return to their cars and public transport with the move to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 on Thursday 14 May.
| Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Earthquake Commission
Cutting-edge research on the decommissioned Whirokino Bridge will give scientists and engineers around the world invaluable new insights into the strength of key infrastructure during seismic events.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises preparatory works to divert a stormwater pipe in the middle of the Bayfair roundabout will be carried out overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday (12-13 May).
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, 15 May 2020. Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Work is back underway on most state highway projects around the country as construction crews adjust to new health and safety protocols, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it is inevitable that completion dates for many projects will be affected by the unprecedented impact of Covid-19.
A new permanent road to connect Raetihi and Whanganui is a step closer, following a decision on the option to replace the section of State Highway 4 damaged in the October 2019 slip.
Work priorities and traffic management have been rearranged on Christchurch’s Southern Motorway Stage 2 project, as around 250 construction crew resume their jobs under Covid-19 Level Three health and safety protocols.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has completed improvements to State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki to enable High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV) weighing over 44 tonnes to travel the route for the first time, previously under permit only.