In an effort to save lives and reduce serious injuries, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is proposing safer speed limits on nine sections State Highway 1 between Taupō Airport and Turangi.
Motorists travelling on State Highway 1 in Northland over Labour Weekend are advised there are several construction sites along the way that may cause congestion and affect journey times.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail geotechnical advisors and highway and rail managers have been meeting this week on the West Coast to discuss what will be done to return Omoto, east of Greymouth, to a safe highway and rail link.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is pleased to confirm that the Taipā Bridge has opened to two lanes in time for Labour Weekend, with contractors working hard to complete sealing work after delays cause by wet weather.
Consultation starts next week, from Labour Day, on two highway speed reviews in the Clutha District, as part of a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency initiative identifying highways where lower speed limits could make a big difference in preventing deaths and serious injuries, and where communities are calling for change.
The 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, 1st November 2019. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Ahead of the three-day Labour Weekend, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds travellers of a useful tool that shows predicted traffic flows at particular times, based on previous years’ travel patterns.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that the Taipā Bridge will not open to two lanes this afternoon as planned, due to wet weather in the Taipa area which has delayed sealing work.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises work will begin on laying the final asphalt surface on the Longswamp section of the Waikato Expressway from Tuesday next week.
Work will start soon on the construction of the final section of the Dunedin to Port Chalmers shared path for cyclists and walkers alongside highway safety improvements between St Leonards and Port Chalmers.