Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds motorists that the Wairoa River Bridge on State Highway 2 will be closed overnight on Monday 16 March, from 10.30pm-5.30am.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 29A between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts will be closed this weekend and next to allow for stone column ground improvement work. These closures will be followed by single lane closures on State Highway 2 to undertake night works.
A walking and cycling path that connects Auckland’s eastern suburbs to the city centre is a significant step closer, with funding now approved to complete the Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive Shared Path.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises road maintenance works on State Highway 3, between Te Kumi Road and Carroll Street in Te Kuiti, will get underway from Wednesday next week.
A 24/7 lane closure with Stop/Go traffic management will remain in place on State Highway 1 at Te Pōporo/Bulli Point over the next four weekends due to unstable conditions.
Demolition work is due to start on two quake-prone buildings at 29 and 47 Wellington Road in Kilbirnie later this year as the owner, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, moves to protect people and properties.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Aspiring Highways team is now almost three weeks into the strengthening and maintenance programme on the Makarora River Bridge, SH6. This work runs through to the end of April.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging the use of a new electronic traffic control system that improves safety for roadside operators. It’s called eSTOP
Work on the Northern Pathway is gathering momentum with the shortlisting of two teams to prepare proposals for the detailed design and construction of the cross-harbour section of the walking and cycling path.
Travellers on State Highway 1 between Foxton and Levin will be driving over the new $70 million Whirokino Trestle and Manawatū River Bridge within days, when traffic will be directed from the old bridges to the new ones.
Convoys of buses for visitors/tourists and essential services vehicles** into and out of Milford Sound Piopiotahi are continuing this week, with a small change in frequency and timing from Thursday.